血栓栓子可以栓塞于脑动脉，尤其是在大脑中动脉及其分支。此栓子源于左心房的附壁血栓。心脏是这种拴子的常见来源。
Thromboemboli can lodge in cerebral arteries, particularly in the distribution of the middle cerebral, and peripherally toward branch points. Here is a thromboembolus that originated from mural thrombus in the left atrium. The heart is a common source for such emboli.