Stroke:
A stroke is a medical emergency and a brain attack. A stroke is a sudden interruption in the blood supply of the brain. Or the blood flow in your brain stops.
Within a minutes the brain cells began to die. When a brain cells die during the stroke abilities controlled by that part of the brain such as memory and muscles control lose.
■ Every year about 800,000 peoples experiences a new stroke .
■ Stroke is the 5 biggest cause of death in US.
■ After every 4 minutes someone die due to stroke .
■ Stroke is one of the leading cause of adult disability in US.
Types of stroke:
There are two kinds of stroke.
1: Ischemic stroke:
It is the most common type of stroke. It is caused by a blood clot that block or plug a blood vessel in the brain.
2: Hemorrhagic stroke:
The other kink of stroke known as Hemorrhagic stroke is caused by a blood vessel that breaks and bleed into the brain.
"Mini stroke " and transient ischemic attacks (TIA) occur when the blood supply to brain is briefly interrupted.
What is TIA?
When blood flow to the parts of the brain stop for a short time called transient ischemic attacks .
These appears and last less then 24 hours before disappearing.
Symptoms:
● Sudden weakness of face , legs and arms
(especially on one side of the body).
● Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding speech.
● Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
● Sudden trouble walking , dizziness , loss of balance or coordination.
● Sudden server headache with no known cause.
If you have any of these symptoms you must get to the hospital quickly to began treatment.
Possible treatments:
○ Acute stroke therapies try to stop a stoke while it is happening by quick dissolving the blood clot or by stopping the bleeding.
○ Post stroke rehabilitation helps individuals overcome disabilities that result from stroke damage .
○ Drug therapies with blood thinners is the most common treatment for the stroke.
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