If the blood supply to one or both of the occipital lobes gets stopped, it causes a stroke. The occipital region of the brain is located on the brain's rear side and situated beneath the parietal lobe ...

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Having high blood glucose levels can harm blood vessels over time. A damaged blood vessel in the brain may become blocked or break, which causes a stroke. A stroke is an emergency condition that can ...

2 Department of Radiology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands 3 Department of Neurology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands Correspondence to Professor Nick C Fox, ...