A type of cerebrovascular disease that occurs when blood stops flowing to any part of the brain, which causes damage to the brain cells.1
1. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Stroke [Internet]. Canberra, NSW: Commonwealth of Australia; 2017 [cited 2019 Sep 26]. Available from: https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/3303.0~2015~Main%20Features~Stroke~10003