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A '''stroke''' is a sudden, focal | A '''stroke''' is a sudden, focal loss of brain function due to an interruption in the [[blood]] supply to all or part of the [[brain]] <ref name="hatano1976">{{cite journal | last=Hatano | first=S | journal=Bull World Health Organ | year=1976 | volume=54 | issue=5 | pages=541-53 title=Experience from a multicentre stroke register: a preliminary report}}</ref>. Loss of brain function occurs when neurons loose their oxygen supply. This is often due to a disturbance in cerebral [[perfusion]]. There are many different causes for the interruption of blood supply, and different parts of the brain can be affected. Because of this, strokes can have many different clinical presentations. | ||
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Revision as of 23:01, 27 April 2007
A stroke is a sudden, focal loss of brain function due to an interruption in the blood supply to all or part of the brain [1]. Loss of brain function occurs when neurons loose their oxygen supply. This is often due to a disturbance in cerebral perfusion. There are many different causes for the interruption of blood supply, and different parts of the brain can be affected. Because of this, strokes can have many different clinical presentations.
- ↑ Hatano, S (1976). "{{{title}}}". Bull World Health Organ 54 (5): 541-53 title=Experience from a multicentre stroke register: a preliminary report.