#ictus

• Apoplexy — A sudden, partial or total suspension of cerebral functions, accompanied by loss of consciousness and paralysis, caused by a massive intracranial hemorrhage or the acute occlusion of a cerebral artery; a cerebrovascular stroke (CVA). In a broader or historical sense, the term denotes the sudden effusion of blood within the tissue of any vital organ (such as uterine, pulmonary, or ovarian apoplexy).