Stroke 1
Stroke 1
Stroke 1
Ischemic stroke
An ischemic stroke is the most common and occurs when a blood clot blocks a
blood vessel and prevents blood and oxygen from getting to a part of the brain.
There are two ways that this can happen. One way is an embolic stroke, which
occurs when a clot forms somewhere else in your body and gets lodged in a
blood vessel in the brain. The other way is a thrombotic stroke, which occurs
when the clot forms in a blood vessel within the brain.
Hemorrhagic stroke
A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel ruptures, or hemorrhages, and
then prevents blood from getting to part of the brain. The hemorrhage may occur
in any blood vessel in the brain, or it may occur in the membrane surrounding the
brain.