Results from a clot that develops at the site of occlusion (thrombus).

• A. Ischemic stroke
• B. Embolic stroke
• C. Thrombotic stroke
• D. Hemorrhagic stroke

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is a clot forming right at the site where blood flow is blocked. When a thrombus develops in a cerebral vessel and occludes it, the brain area supplied by that vessel becomes ischemic. This specific mechanism is called a thrombotic stroke. It’s a type of ischemic stroke, which covers strokes caused by reduced blood flow, but the key distinction is that the clot forms at the site of occlusion rather than traveling from somewhere else. If the clot had formed elsewhere and traveled to the brain, that would be an embolic stroke. A hemorrhagic stroke, by contrast, results from bleeding into brain tissue, not a clot causing blockage. So the best answer is thrombotic stroke.