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1. 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...

2. Cerebrovascular Accident (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Cerebrovascular accident(CVA) is the medical term for what is commonly termed a stroke. It refers to the injury to the brain that occurs when flow of blood to brain tissue is interrupted by a clogged or ruptured artery, causing brain tissue to die...• Author: Joan Schonbeck

3. Stroke (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
A stroke is the sudden death of brain cells in a localized area due to inadequate blood flow.A stroke occurs when blood flow is interrupted to part of the brain. Without blood to supply oxygen and nutrients and to remove waste products, brain cell...• Author: Richard Robinson

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4. Thrombotic stroke -- Information from Harvard Medical School
In a thrombotic stroke, a blood clot (thrombus) forms inside one of the brain's arteries and blocks blood flow to a part of the brain. When a thrombotic stroke occurs in a small artery, the artery is usually one that is deep within the brain, and...
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/10861.html

5. Thrombotic stroke -- University of Michigan Health System
Blood is prevented from reaching brain tissue when a blood vessel leading to the brain becomes blocked or bursts. Many large hospitals are now treating strokes caused by blood clots with clot-dissolving medicines.
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/aha_strnos_crs.htm

6. Stroke -- University Of Virginia Health System
Thrombotic strokes are strokes caused by a thrombus (blood clot) that develops in the arteries supplying blood to the brain. Thrombotic strokes may be preceded by one or more "mini-strokes," called transient ischemic attacks, or TIAs.
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/adult_pmr/strkrehb.cfm

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