There are two types of Ischemic Strokes
Posted on
February 22, 2010 by
Sherry H.
There are two types of ischemic strokes: embolic and thrombotic. In an embolic stroke, a blood clot or plaque fragment forms somewhere in the body (usually the heart or tin the large arteries leading to the brain) and moves through the bloodstream to the brain. Once in the brain, the blot blocks a blood vessel and leads to a stroke. A thrombotic stroke is a blood clot that does not travel but forms inside an artery which supplies blood to the brain. The clot may interrupt he blood flow and cause a stroke.
