The Emergence Machine

Stroke

process · Medicine · Level 8 · E6

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Emergence definition

A sudden loss of brain function due to a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel in the brain.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “stroke” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “stroke”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
stroke
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0StrokeBloodBodyHealthTissueAnimalDiseaseVessel… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeProcessActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesCadasilL9NeurologyL9StrokeL8VesselL5HealthL6BloodL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Vessel L5 (requires)
    A stroke occurs due to a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel in the brain, so the concept of a vessel is necessary to understand the physical mechanism of a stroke.
  • Health L6 (requires)
    stroke builds on the concept of health
  • Blood L7 (requires)
    blood is a key component in the brain's functioning and is affected in a stroke

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