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what is a medical emergency that causes and interruption in blood flow to the brain and can possibly cause paralysis, intellectual disabilities or death.

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Stroke. Stroke is an abrupt interruption of constant blood flow to the brain that causes loss of neurological function. The interruption of blood flow can be caused by a blockage, leading to the more common ischemic stroke, or by bleeding in the brain, leading to the more deadly hemorrhagic stroke.
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