Description
Embolism is the obstruction or occlusion of a Blood Vessel by an Embolus (an Embolus is a detached Blood Clot or foreign body). In most cases Embolism involves blockage by a piece of a Blood Clot (Thrombus) that has broken off a Clot somewhere else in the body that has found its way into an Artery in the Brain where it lodges. Embolism is fatal ...