http://www.blisstree.com/articles/lets-talk-about-strokes/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:49:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blisstree.com/articles/lets-talk-about-strokes/comment-page-1/#comment-371642 News Anchor Walter Cronkite, Dead at 92 : Blisstree - Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:35:05 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/?p=99178#comment-371642 [...] Cerebrovascular disease is what leads to strokes and is usually caused by atherosclerosis - hardening of the arteries.  The result is either the blood vessels get blocked, depriving the brain of nutrient and oxygen-rich blood, or the blood vessels may burst, causing a hemorrhage and pooling of blood in the brain. This puts pressure on the brain tissue and can cause a stroke or death (Let’s Talk About… Strokes). [...] [...] Cerebrovascular disease is what leads to strokes and is usually caused by atherosclerosis – hardening of the arteries.  The result is either the blood vessels get blocked, depriving the brain of nutrient and oxygen-rich blood, or the blood vessels may burst, causing a hemorrhage and pooling of blood in the brain. This puts pressure on the brain tissue and can cause a stroke or death (Let’s Talk About… Strokes). [...]

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