How is a cerebral infarction caused

Cerebral infarction generally refers to cerebral infarction, cerebral infarction in most cases is due to atherosclerosis, small artery occlusion, cardiogenic embolism and other reasons.

1, atherosclerosis

if the patient has atherosclerosis, may lead to thrombosis, and then block cerebral blood circulation, causing cerebral infarction.

2, small artery occlusion

if the patient has hypertension, diabetes, etc., may cause small artery occlusion, and then affect cerebral blood flow, causing cerebral infarction.

3, cardiogenic embolism

if the patient has atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, etc., may lead to cardiogenic embolus fall off, and then block cerebral blood flow, causing cerebral infarction.