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A stroke happens when blood flow to the brain stops. There are two different kinds of stroke. The most common is an ischemic stroke, caused by a blood clot that blocks a blood vessel or artery in the brain. The other, less common, is a hemorrhagic stroke, caused when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures and spills blood into the surrounding tissue. Brain cells in the area begin to die, either because they stop getting the oxygen and nutrients they need to function, or they are killed by the rupt... 
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Arteries are muscular tubes that carry blood flow away from the heart to the tissues and organs of the body ( by contrast, veins are the return path tubes).
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Stroke as related to Arteries
- National Stroke Association:
Information on Stroke, Stroke Prevention, Stroke Recovery and Stroke Care. ... Stents Open Blocked Arteries in the Brain. By Pete Lewis. A new procedure is helping doctors prevent ...
- National Stroke Association:
In this case, the patient could have a serious stroke. Arteries occasionally re-narrow after the stent is in place, but this rarely is a problem for the patient.
- Stroke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... apoplexy had bleeding in their brains. Wepfer also identified the main arteries supplying the brain, the vertebral and carotid arteries , and identified the cause of ischemic stroke ...
- ATHEROSCLEROSIS (HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES) AND STROKE Arteries and ...
Page 1 of 1 NEU-GEN-008-2000 ATHEROSCLEROSIS (HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES) AND STROKE Arteries and Atherosclerosis. Arteries are the pipes that carry blood from the heart to the ...
- The Stroke Association - Detecting diseased carotid arteries likely to ...
Diseased carotid arteries are the cause of 20-30% of ischemic strokes. This study aims to establish whether a simple and non-invasive imaging procedure, Magnetic Resonance Direct ...
- Singapore National Stroke Association HOME Page
This is the more common type of stroke. Arteries may get blocked because they are damaged by age or a number of diseases.
- Hard Arteries
Excerpted from ... Excerpted from "When Risk Factors Unite," appearing in Stroke Connection Magazine, January/February 2005.
- Stroke -- Subspecialty Collections : Vasculitis Brain Arteries
Original Contributions Stroke Associated With Sympathomimetics Contained in Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Drugs Carlos Cantu, Antonio Arauz, Luis M.
- Ischemic Stroke | Internet Stroke Center
... involves one (or more) of the brain's smaller, yet deeper penetrating arteries. This latter type of stroke is ...
- Stroke -- Subspecialty Collections : Vasculitis Brain Arteries
Original Contributions Baseline Disease Activity, Hyperlipidemia, and Hypertension Are Predictive Factors for Ischemic Stroke and Stroke Severity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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