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Cryptogenic Stroke

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Strokes are characterised by death of brain cells as a result of disruption of blood supply to those cells. In hemorrhagic strokes, there is a bleed and therefore the blood that would have gone to supply the brain cells goes somewhere else. He should also listen very carefully to the neck and the heart for bruits and murmurs.

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