About this episode

This episode discusses the types of strokes and their relation to brain anatomy and blood supply.

When we talk about "stroke" or a cerebrovascular event we're describing reduced blood flow to a region of the brain. What are the different types and how does this relate to our functional anatomical knowledge of the brain, brainstem and blood supply?

Topics covered

• stroke
• cerebrovascular event
• brain anatomy
• blood flow
• functional anatomy

Keywords

• stroke
• cerebrovascular
• brain
• blood flow
• anatomy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: brain, brainstem, blood supply

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