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  1. A stroke can occur when an obstruction such as a blood clot travels from another part of the body and lodges inside an artery in the brain. When an arterial ...
  2. A blood clot or embolus, can form and break off from the heart. The clot travels through the bloodstream where it can lodge in the artery of the brain, ...
  3. If left untreated, hypertension can lead to a thickening of arterial walls, causing the lumen, or blood passageway, to narrow in diameter. As a result, ...
  4. ... and kidneys, as well as lead to a stroke.