The nurse is discussing stroke etiology with a community group. The nurse would describe which mechanism as causing the most common kind of stroke?

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Ischemia, due to a blockage or narrowing of an artery, is the most common mechanism of stroke, accounting for approximately 85% of cases. Hemorrhagic stroke, caused by bleeding in the brain, accounts for the other 15% of cases. Headache and spasm are not mechanisms of stroke.

The Nurse Is Discussing Stroke Etiology with a Community Group