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>> I was watching Witches of Eastwick the other day. Excuse me for not
>knowing
>>acting so strange. She stated that when a bone is broken, bone marrow
>enters
>>the {*filter*} stream. This eventually makes it to the brain, and causes a shift
>in
> fat particles (and maybe marrow?) may enter the {*filter*}stream
> and this is not a good thing (as far as things go).
> These can lodge in places they shouldn't be (in the smaller
> {*filter*} vessels of the brain, heart vavles, etc.)
Please note that I've changed the followup to sci.med.
You are on the right track, the large marrow particles, if
they enter the {*filter*} stream can lodge in any small {*filter*} vessel.
If it happens to be the brain, it is considered a stroke.
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