stroke A stroke is a brain attack. It happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, killing brain cells. There are two main types of stroke. The most common type of stroke is due to a blocked blood vessel in the brain. This is called an ischaemic stroke, sometimes referred to as a clot. About 85% of strokes are ischaemic. A stroke due to bleeding in or around the brain is called a haemorrhagic stroke. This is often called a bleed, and is sometimes called a brain haemorrhage. About 15% of strokes are haemorrhagic. There are more than 100,000 strokes a year in the UK. It is the fourth single leading cause of death in the UK, and around one in eight strokes are fatal within the first 30 days. Why stroke can lead to death When someone does not survive a stroke, it is usually due to severe brain injury affecting those parts of the brain that control
stroke A stroke is a brain attack. It happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, killing brain cells. There are two main types of stroke. The most common type of stroke is due to a blocked blood vessel in the brain. This is called an ischaemic stroke, sometimes referred to as a clot. About 85% of strokes are ischaemic. A stroke due to bleeding in or around the brain is called a haemorrhagic stroke. This is often called a bleed, and is sometimes called a brain haemorrhage. About 15% of strokes are haemorrhagic. There are more than 100,000 strokes a year in the UK. It is the fourth single leading cause of death in the UK, and around one in eight strokes are fatal within the first 30 days. Why stroke can lead to death When someone does not survive a stroke, it is usually due to severe brain injury affecting those parts of the brain that control
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