Stroke What it is: Most strokes occur when a blood clot blocks an artery or a blood vessel,
interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain over a period of minutes or hours, causing brain cells to die.
A stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery or blood vessel in the brain or when a blood vessel breaks thereby
interrupting the blood flow to an area of the brain.
Not exact matches
Vascular dementia, on the other hand, appears
to occur when
blood flow to certain
areas of the brain is
interrupted, such as during strokes and so - called mini-strokes.