A stroke occurs when part of the brain loses its blood supply and stops working. A stroke also is called as cerebro-vascular accident (CVA), Transient ischemic attack (TIA), or mini stroke (This is a warning sign that a stroke may occur in the near future). From onset of symptoms, there is only 3 to 4.5 hours window to use clot-busting drugs (thrombolytics) to try to restore blood supply to the affected part of the brain