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Which is the most common type of stroke in older people occurs when the flow of blood to the brain?
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ischemic stroke
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Where does a stroke occur?
A stroke occurs in the brain. A stroke is when an artery is blocked by a blood clot. Strokes are common among elderly people who have high blood pressure.
Which is the most common type of stroke in older people occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is blocked?
ischemic stroke
What stroke is damage that occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks or ruptures?
Hemorrhagic stroke.
Causes of infarction in brain?
The most common cause of brain infarction is stroke, which is when blood supply to the brain is interrupted. A ischemic stroke occurs when a blood vessel carrying blood to the brain is blocked by a blood clot. A hemmorhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel breaks open, causing blood to leak into the brain. The risk of stroke increases with high blood pressure, age, family history, smoking, heart disease, diabetes, and high cholesterol. Drug and alcohol abuse, bleeding disorders, and head injuries can also cause bleeding into the brain.
What is the name of the injury to the brain when there is a blood clot?
The common term for a brain injury caused by blood clotting or blockage is 'stroke'. A stroke occurs because the brain is not receiving the oxygen it needs to function. Even a few seconds without blood can be extremely damaging and possibly fatal.
A stroke occurs in the?
Heart, neck, or brain. It can also be a blood vessel
Is a stroke a heart disease or disorder?
A stroke occurs when there is a blocked vessel in the brain. If there is a blockage, no oxygen will pass through, thus a stroke occurs. It's not a heart disease nor is it a disorder.
What causes cva?
Is a stroke that occurs due to the disruption of blood supply into the brain.
Occurs when the blood supply to the brain is blocked?
headache, dizziness, fainting, and passing out
What disease occurs when the brain does not receive enough sufficient oxygen-rich blood through the blood vessels?
Stroke.
What part of the body affects stroke?
It depends what side of the brain the blood clot occurs on.
What is the leading cause of morbidity in japan?
The leading cause of morbidity in Japan is stroke. "A stroke occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain stops."
