Embolic Stroke Vs Thrombotic Stroke

A stroke occurs when the blood supplies to your brain is interrepted causing the blood not to reach your brian, or the blood flow is reduced. When this happens the all the oxygen and nutrients that was going to your brain is held back, which can resolt in the dealth of brain cells. Also their is different types of strokes, based on how the stroke occured. For example a Thrombotic Stroke is when a blood clot forms a arterie that supply blood for the brain. While a Embolic stroke is when by a blood clot or debris forms, mostly. in your heart and goes in your blood stream to get stuck in small brain arteries. If a stroke some symtomes are trouble speaking and understanding, numbness in face, arms , or legs, trouble see, headaches, or trouble
walking. You are more likley to have a stroke if you are overweight, heavy drinker, or use illicit drugs. Some other risks are having high blood pressure, smoking, secondhand smoke, high cholesterol, diabetes, and sleep apnea. However people over the are of 55 and male have an even greater risk of having a stroke.