occlusive stroke

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    In nervous system disease: Occlusive strokes

    Occlusive strokes, those in which a blood vessel supplying a part of the brain is blocked, are divided into four groups: (1) Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) are the mildest occlusive strokes; symptoms last for minutes or hours. TIAs are usually caused by small…

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