Cerebral Embolism: What Is It And How Does It Affect?
Cerebral embolism is a type of cerebral infarction, that is, a cerebrovascular accident in which a part of the brain is left without blood supply. It is, unfortunately, a very common pathology and an emergency situation. Here we tell you everything you need to know about it.
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As we have already mentioned, cerebral embolism is a type of cerebral infarction or cerebrovascular accident. This means that, due to the interruption of blood flow in a blood vessel of the brain, the area of the brain that was supplied by that vessel is left without receiving blood.
When a tissue stops receiving blood, it is not receiving oxygen or other nutrients either, since the blood is in charge of transporting these substances. What happens is that the cells that are part of that tissue, first have difficulties to continue performing their functions, and finally they end up dying.
The different types of infarction are based on the mechanism of production. Thus, the cerebral embolism is produced, as its name indicates. by a plunger that reaches a vessel in the brain.
This embolus can be made up of different substances, such as a clot of cells and blood particles. The plunger travels through the vessels until it reaches one in which, due to its size, it becomes stuck, preventing normal flow.
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