I63.6: Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic
The veins carry the blood back to the heart from the brain. Your veins have got blocked. As a result, the blood is unable to flow properly. As a result, the brain tissue has been damaged.
If insufficient blood is flowing through the blood vessels in the brain, the brain can get damaged. A blood vessel blockage is a type of stroke. The stroke can cause various symptoms. For example, you may no longer be able to move some muscles properly, or to speak properly. It depends on where the brain has been damaged.
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