Assertion: embolic stroke | /r/CapableOf | travel through the bloodstream
Facets:
value: to the brain
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Embolic strokes are usually caused by a blood clot that forms elsewhere in the body (embolus) and travels through the bloodstream to the brain.
text: Embolic strokes, on the other hand, are caused by cerebral embolism, which is when a portion of a blood clot in another part of the body — like the heart — comes loose, travels through the bloodstream and clogs a blood vessel in the brain.