Types of Infarction
Hemorrhagic Stroke
The majority of haemorrhagic transformation after stroke (89%) is petechial haemorrhages; a minority (11%) haematomas 5,6. The patient group affected is a subset of those affected by cerebral infarction.
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radiopaedia.org
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Ischemic Stroke
View a detailed animation of ischemic stroke. Ischemic strokes occur as a result of an obstruction within a blood vessel supplying blood to the brain. The underlying condition for this type of obstruction is the development of fatty deposits lining the vessel walls.
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strokeassociation.org
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Transient Ischemic Attack
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a brief episode of neurological dysfunction caused by loss of blood flow in the brain, spinal cord, or retina, without tissue death . TIAs have the same underlying mechanism as ischemic strokes.
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