Thrombotic Stroke Research Paper

Thrombosis — Thrombotic strokes are those in which the pathologic process giving rise to thrombus formation in an artery produces a stroke either by reduced blood flow distally (low flow) or by an embolic fragment that breaks off and travels to a more distant vessel (artery-to-artery embolism).
Thrombotic strokes can be divided into either large or small vessel disease .

Large vessel disease — Large vessels include both the extracranial (common and internal carotids, vertebral) and intracranial arterial system (Circle of Willis and proximal branches)