Sub types of Strokes

From tests such as MRI, CT scans, physicians can sometimes determine the cause of the stroke.

there are 5 types of Ischemic Strokes

• 30 % are large vessel

• 20 % are cardioembolic

• 15 % are small vessel

• 10 % are other

• 25% are cryptogenic

In 1 out 4 Ischemic strokes, the cause cannot be determined and it is classified as Cryptogenic, like mine.

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There are two types of hemorrhagic strokes:

• Intracerebral hemorrhage is the most common type of hemorrhagic stroke. It occurs when an artery in the brain bursts, flooding the surrounding tissue with blood.

• Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a less common type of hemorrhagic stroke. It refers to bleeding in the area between the brain and the thin tissues that cover it.