What Happens in a Stroke

question 55

Multiple Choice

What happens in a stroke?

• A) You die.
• B) There is a blockage in an artery in the heart shutting down oxygen to the heart.
• C) There is a blockage in any artery shutting down oxygen "downstream."
• D) There is a blockage in an artery in the brain shutting down oxygen to the brain.
• E) You become paralyzed.

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