BETTY GOT BOOSTED. A STROKE OR CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT IS DEFINED AS A LOSS OF BLOOD FLOW TO PART OF THE BRAIN, WHICH CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO BRAIN TISSUE. THERE ARE THREE MAIN TYPES OF STROKE. ISCHEMIC STROKES, WHICH MAKE UP THE VAST MAJORITY OF STROKES AT AROUND 87 PERCENT ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC), OCCUR WHEN BLOOD FLOW IS INTERRUPTED BY A BLOCKAGE SUCH AS A ........ BLOOD CLOT.
