Article topic: Causes of Ischemic Stroke Author: Fadi Haddad Editors: Yaman Oudat, Ethar Hazaimeh Keywords: Stroke, Classifications, Atherosclerosis, Cardioembolism Introduction Stroke can be defined as an acute episode of focal neurological deficit (brain, retina, or spinal cord) lasting longer than 24 h, or of any duration if radiological or pathological evidence of infarction or hemorrhage relevant to the symptoms,  involving a defined cerebral vascular territory.1 In the US, the number of adults who ever had a stroke is 7.8 million and the percent of adults who ever had a stroke is 3.1%, and it is ranked as the 5th leading […]