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The image on the next page shows an example of a clogged blood vessel carrying blood from the brain to the heart. Such clots in blood vessels carrying blood from the brain are dangerous because they prevent the blood from leaving the brain.
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Hendrikse, J. (2017). Blockage of a Blood Vessel Carrying Blood from the Brain. In: This is Our Brain. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4148-8_11
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