Ischemia occurs when a part of your body doesn’t get enough oxygen and nutrients because of problems with blood vessels....

A hemorrhagic stroke happens when blood vessels in the brain rupture and bleed, blocking or starving brain cells of oxygen....

A transient ischemic attack (TIA, or mini-stroke) occurs when a part of your brain gets a temporary lack of blood...

A clot in the blood vessels in the brain cuts off the supply of oxygen and nutrients to brain cells,...

During a stroke, part of the brain gets cut off from its supply of blood. Without that oxygen and nutrients,...