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Fight today the cognitive deficits arising from your brain stroke. Stroke is the second most common cause of cognitive impairment and dementia and can significantly affect your attention, memory, planning and other executive functions. Strokes are usually classified into two major categories: hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic stroke. Hemorrhagic strokes are the ones which result from the rupture of a blood vessel while ischemic strokes are those that are caused by interruption of the blood supply.
Stroke-Related Disorders. MRI can be used to diagnose stroke, which occurs when blood flow to the brain stops. Two major types of strokes are ischemic, caused by a lack of oxygen reaching brain tissue due to artery narrowing or blockage, and hemorrhagic, caused by a broken vein or artery.RI brain scans can diagnose several types of disorders. Photo Credit John Foxx/Stockbyte/Getty Images. Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, brain scans can be a useful diagnostic tool for many different conditions. However, their ability to diagnose conditions such as mental illness is still limited.