Answer:Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, and Occipital Lobe Strokes
By Jose Vega MD, PhD
Updated on September 13, 2021
Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD
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A stroke can affect any part of the brain. When one of the main arteries that provides blood to the brain becomes blocked, an ischemic stroke can result, which means that the impaired region of the brain no longer functions as it should.
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The largest region of the brain is called the cerebral cortex. The cerebral cortex is divided into several lobes, and these different lobes have different functions and receive their blood supply from different arteries.
Each side (hemisphere) of the cerebral cortex has a frontal lobe, a temporal lobe, a parietal lobe, and an occipital lobe. Strokes affecting gray matter (cortex) of one or more lobes of the brain are described as cortical strokes. Cortical strokes tend to be somewhat large strokes due to the way the blood vessels in the brain are distributed. The different types of cortical strokes have very different effects on physical function and behavior because the different lobes of the brain each have unique functions.
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