What is cerebral infarction? How does it happen?

Cerebral infarction is a kind of ischemic encephalopathy. The onset of cerebral infarction is related to cerebral artery occlusion, which is directly related to arteriosclerosis and thrombosis. In addition, cerebral infarction can also be caused if the patient has polycythemia or vascular infection. The treatment of cerebral infarction mainly focuses on thrombolysis, anticoagulation and protection of brain tissue function.