What is a Stroke? What are the Symptoms?
People with high blood pressure need an honest assessment of their condition. Learn about the risks, causes and treatments for this common health issue in this helpful guide. Keyword to include: High blood pressure
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Stroke
What is a Stroke? What are the Symptoms? People with high blood pressure need an honest assessment of their condition. Learn about the risks, causes
Stroke
What is a Stroke? What are the Symptoms? People with high blood pressure need an honest assessment of their condition. Learn about the risks, causes
Strokes occur when an artery that supplies blood, oxygen, and nutrients to the brain becomes blocked by clots or ruptures. Without enough flow of this life-giving liquid, cells within portions will degenerate resulting in permanent damage if not treated quickly enough with medical attention including surgery to avoid further complications like disability affecting your ability on daily tasks such as walking, talking, etc. One out of five deaths happen due to stroke so it’s very important you know what signs indicate someone may have had one before they develop into a full-blown condition
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Transient Ischemic vs. Hemorrhagic:
Transient Ischemic Stroke: sometimes called a “mini stroke,” this is the most frequent form, with an incidence comparable to big strokes since it lasts just 5 minutes on average before healing spontaneously or being treated by medical personnel.
Transient strokes vary from more serious disorders in one way: they are caused by tiny clots consisting mostly of fat particles that obstruct their passage via narrow gaps between cells lining these passageways.
Hemorrhagic stroke: accounts for about 13% of all stroke cases. A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks or bursts (ruptures or breaks open). The burst of blood exerts too much pressure on the brain cells, damaging them.
High blood pressure and aneurysms, which result in blood vessel weakness, are two diseases that may cause them.
What causes a stroke?
A multitude of risk factors may contribute to a stroke. A stroke is caused by a clogged artery or a blood vessel spilling or bursting.
A person’s likelihood of having an episode may also be increased by a variety of risk factors. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, obesity, and diabetes are just a few examples.
The major causes of a hemorrhagic stroke include high blood pressure, aneurysms, and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), since the weakening of the blood arteries in the brain caused by these disorders may result in leaky blood vessels or bursts (ruptures) of blood vessels.
What are the symptoms of a stroke?
Strokes can present a range of symptoms. An onset can feel like:
- Mild weakness to paralysis or numbness on one side of the face
- Mild weakness to paralysis or numbness of the body
- Sudden and severe headache
- Sudden weakness
- Trouble seeing trouble speaking
- Trouble understanding speech
Ways to reduce your risk of a stroke:
- Make healthy lifestyle changes.
- Choose healthy foods and eat balanced meals.
- Limit alcohol.
- Quit smoking.
- Check your cholesterol.
- Manage your blood pressure.
- Manage diabetes.
- Keep a healthy weight.
- Exercise regularly.
Ways to help recover after experiencing a stroke and reduce your chance of having another:
- Rehabilitation will help with your transition from the hospital to home. Rehabilitation may include:
- Speech therapy: helps produce and understand speech.
- Physical therapy: helps relearn any movement or coordination lost.
- Occupational therapy: helps improve daily activities such as eating, drinking, dressing, bathing, reading, and writing.
- Going to therapy and medicine may help with any mental health conditions that may follow. Talk with your care team about your options for local support groups.
- Support from your friends and family can help relieve the emotions, like fear and anxiety, following an event. Let your loved ones know how you feel and what they can do to help you through your recovery after a stroke.
- Help prevent another stroke by monitoring risk factors such as: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, and atrial fibrillation (fast, irregular heart beat).
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