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When part of the brain suddenly loses circulation, cells in that area of the brain die from lack of oxygen, causing a loss of function.
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(CVA or TIA) A stroke, or a Cerebrovascular Accident, occurs when blood vessels that deliver oxygen to the brain, either rupture or become clogged, causing brain/nerve cells to die. Results are usually devastating as nerve/brain cells are not replaced. Usually characterized by a slurring of words, weakness on one side of the body, and a drooping facial expression on one side of the face. A Transient Ischemic Attack, or TIA, is also called a "mini-stroke". ...
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Injury or death to parts of the brain caused by a significant period of interruption in the blood supply to that area. This leads to some degree of permanent disability (eg paralysis or speech impairment).
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bowstroke; the articulation of the fiddle bow in a single direction to play a note or group of notes.
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the distance between the extremes of a piston's travel in a cylinder.
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