Cause of Stroke

A STROKE IS CAUSED by anything that stops blood flowing into your brain.

Blood clots and burst blood vessels stop blood flow to the brain. Your brain like every other part of your body needs blood to survive. This blood brings food and oxygen to brain cells which they need to work - just like a computer chip needs electricity to work. When a clot forms in your brain, blow flow past it is stopped like an accident on a highway stopping other cars getting past. This robs areas further on of vital blood killing them and whatever processing used to be done there is lost. So for example, if an area that moves your left arm gets clotted and dies you won't be able to move your left arm anymore. Bleeds into the brain also stop blood flow as they both clot and swell preventing blood flow and causing a stroke.

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