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Medical terms explained
Medical terms explained
Haemorrhagic stroke
A stroke caused when a blood vessel in the brain burst, and there is bleeding into the brain.
Ischaemic stroke
A stroke caused by a blood clot blocking an artery in the brain.
Stroke
When the normal blood flow to part of your brain is cut off, so cells in the affected area are starved of oxygen and become damaged or die.