Brainischemicstrokeistheleadingcauseoflong-lastinginjury,disability,anddeathinadults.Althoughthebrainrepresentsonlyabout2%ofthetotalbodymass,itconsumesalmost20%ofthebody’soxygen.Asaresult,braincellsareextremelysensitivetohypoxia.Oncecerebralischemiaoccurs,thecoreofthe