The emergency department physician diagnosed the patient with ischemic stroke caused by a blood clot lodged in the cerebral artery, or a

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The key phrase in the sentence is "caused by a blood clot lodged in the cerebral artery," which indicates that the diagnosis is a cerebral embolism. A cerebral aneurysm involves the weakening of the blood vessel wall, cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder present since birth, and cerebral angiography is a diagnostic test to visualize blood vessels in the brain, but it does not provide a diagnosis.

The Emergency Department Physician Diagnosed the Patient with Ischemic Stroke