A stroke is a change in brain function, usually acute, caused by damaged or dead brain cells. The changes can alter a person’s ability to function normally.
Stroke is sometimes called a cerebral infarction or cardiovascular accident (CVA). It’s like a heart attack, it only happens in the brain.
Stroke is usually caused by a blockage of a blood vessel in the brain or bleeding in brain tissue; Both of these causes can disrupt an individual’s normal functioning, but there are ways to treat, prevent, and reduce stroke.
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