This brain damage brought on by a lack of adequate blood supply produces a stroke.
Large-vessel strokeoccurs in the larger blood-supplying arteries of the brain, such as the carotid artery ormiddle cerebral artery.
Small-vessel strokeoccurs when blood flow is blocked to a small and deep penetrating arterial blood vessel.
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This punch in of stroke is also known as a lacunar stroke or a subcortical stroke.
A small-vessel thrombus can also result in abrainstem stroke.
Small-vessel strokes are literally small in size, affecting only a limited area of the brain.
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A thrombotic stroke is among the most common causes of stroke.
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