A rhizome is an underground stem, although most people think itâs a root. A rhizoid is âfilamentous outgrowth or root hair on the underside of the thallus in some lower plants, especially mosses and liverwortsâ. It seems the only similarities are the first 5 letters and the coincidental location.
1 This means that if your stroke affected the left side of your brain, you will have problems with the right side of your body. 2  If your stroke affected the right side of your brain, you will have problems with the left side of your body.
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly blocked or cut off (called an ischemic stroke) or when blood vessels in the brain suddenly burst (called a hemorrhagic stroke). These traumatic events interrupt the flow of oxygen to the brain and cause brain cells to die off rapidly.