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    Stroke (CVA)
    • Stroke
      • What is a stroke?
      • What causes a stroke?
        • What are the risk factors for having a stroke?
      • What are the symptoms of a stroke?
      • What are the long-term problems after a stroke?
      • How will my doctor know if I had a stroke?
      • How do doctors treat a stroke?
        • In the hospital
        • After you leave the hospital
      • Can you recover after a stroke?
    • Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA)
      • What is a transient ischemic attack (TIA)?
      • What causes a TIA?
      • What are the symptoms of a TIA?
      • How will my doctor know if I had a TIA?
      • How do doctors treat a TIA?
    • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
      • What is an intracerebral hemorrhage?
      • What causes an intracerebral hemorrhage?
      • What are the symptoms of an intracerebral hemorrhage?
      • How will my doctor know if I had an intracerebral hemorrhage?
      • How do doctors treat an intracerebral hemorrhage?
    • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
      • What is a subarachnoid hemorrhage?
      • What causes a subarachnoid hemorrhage?
      • What are the symptoms of a subarachnoid hemorrhage?
      • How will my doctor know if I had a subarachnoid hemorrhage?
      • How do doctors treat a subarachnoid hemorrhage?
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