Cerebrovascular Accident

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3.2.1 Result of a Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) of the middle cerebral artery which supplies Brodmann areas 312 and 4 in the left cerebral hemisphere
A cerebrovascular accident is also known as a stroke. It is when the blood which flows to the brain is cut off, by a blocked or ruptured artery that goes to the brain, causing the brain not to receive enough oxygen and cells of the brain then die11.
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3.2.2 Difference between a haemorrhagic and an ischaemic attack on the brain
A stroke refers to an attack on the brain. As mentioned above, the blood which flows to the brain is cut off causing the brain cells to die, as they are not receiving enough oxygen and the essential nutrient to function.
3.2.2.1 Ischaemic

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