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What are the different types of strokes?
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Dr Nicholas Bradfield
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Dr Bradfield is a Clinical Neuropsychologist working in private practice and in the public health system in Melbourne, Australia. He has clinical experience conducting neuropsychological … View Profile
There are two main types of stroke:
- Ischaemic. Caused by a blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus or embolus, which starves the supplied part of the brain of oxygen.
- Haemorrhagic. Caused by a breakdown of a blood vessel wall, resulting in blood accumulating within the brain.
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- Ischaemic. Caused by a blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus or embolus, which starves the supplied part of the brain of oxygen.
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