Blockage of the _____ can reduce blood supply to the brain, causing a stroke.

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Blockage of the Cerebral Artery can reduce blood supply to the brain, causing a stroke (Ishcemic Stroke) Blood is carried to the brain by two pair of arteries, i) The Internal Carotid arteries, ii) The Vertebral arteries. Stroke is a neurovascular condition affecting blood vessels in the brain. There are two types of Stroke i) Ischemic Stroke ii) Hemorrhagic Stroke. In Ischemic stroke occlusion of a cerebral artery causes the damage to brain tissue dependent on blood supply from the affected vessel

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