2. USNews.com: Health: Stroke: Causes
Strokes result from an interruption of blood flow to a portion of the brain and the subsequent death of those brain cells. This interruption of blood flow can occur in two different ways: by a blood clot--a thrombus--that gets lodged in blood ves...

3. Intracerebral hemorrhage  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
An intracerebral hemorrhage is bleeding in the brain caused by the breaking (rupture) of a blood vessel in the head. See also: Hemorrhagic stroke • Reviewer: Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

4. Lobar intracerebral hemorrhage  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Lobar intracerebral hemorrhage is bleeding in the largest part of the brain called the cerebrum.• Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.