A stroke caused by a hemorrhage in the brain, or more often by a clot lodged in a cerebral artery, is known as a:

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A stroke caused by a hemorrhage in the brain or a clot lodged in a cerebral artery is known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Renal infarction refers to tissue death in the kidney due to lack of blood supply, myocardial infarction refers to a heart attack, and pulmonary embolism is a blockage of a pulmonary artery, usually caused by a blood clot.

A Stroke Caused by a Hemorrhage in the Brain, or More