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Stroke
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Death of a region of brain cells due to poor blood flow
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Stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to a part of the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functioning properly.

Instance of
Cause of death
Signs and symptoms
Syndrome
Subclass of
Cerebrovascular disease
general symptom
Location
Human brain
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