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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

sIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

Atheroscerosis leads to throbmbus and emboli formation. Cerebral infarction occurs when a cerebral aretery is occluded by a thrombus or emboli.

RISK FACTORS

Asymptomatic carotid stenosis, DM,HTN, AFIB, drug or alcohol abuse, smoking, obesity, oral contraceptives, physical inactivity, smoking, dyslipidemia, sickle cell disease, men, black, poor socioecomic status