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This document discusses the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke. It identifies predisposing factors like age, heredity, and prior health conditions that increase risk. Precipitating factors include hypertension, smoking, diabetes, and heart conditions that can lead to atherosclerosis and formation of plaque in arteries. When plaque deposits cause thrombosis and blockage of major vessels, it cuts off blood flow and oxygen to parts of the brain, causing tissue hypoxia and cellular starvation. If not managed, t

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