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Does hitting your head cause a stroke?
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Generally no: Typically this will only occur if you tear a major blood vessel which we call a dissection.
Answered 5/18/2019
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Not unless: It's a very hard hit!-something you won't do o yourself. Strokes come from blood vessel disease, hypertension etc.!
Answered 3/11/2019
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