Synonyms:
stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular_accident, CVA
Meaning: a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
Usage examples
My first impression was that the Cantankerous Old Lady would go off in a fit of apoplexy.
Judge Ribeiro was struck with apoplexy yesterday evening, and died during the night at two o'clock, without having recovered his consciousness."