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Pathophysiology of Cerebrovascular Accidents Video
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- The two main types of cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) are ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes.
- Ischemic strokes include thrombotic and embolic strokes, while hemorrhagic include subarachnoid and intra-parenchymal strokes.
- Typically, a thrombus will break off and cause an embolism, and a patient may embolize in a variety of ways.
- After the stroke occurs, the patient’s brain will present differently on a CT scan.
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