What Is A Stroke/Strokes?:

What Is A Stroke/Strokes?: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke#Types_of_stroke

Stroke (or cerebrovascular accident (CVA)) is the clinical designation for a rapidly developing loss of brain function due to an interruption in the blood supply to all or part of the brain.

It also can transfer pain to the left forearm.

This phenomenon can be caused by thrombosis, embolism, or hemorrhage.[1]

In medicine the process of being struck down by a stroke, fit or faint is sometimes called an ictus [cerebri], from the Latin icere (\"to strike\"), especially prior to the definitive diagnosis being made.

Stroke is a medical emergency and can cause permanent neurological damage or even death if not promptly diagnosed and treated.

It is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in the United States and industrialized European nations.

It is predicted that stroke will soon become the leading cause of death worldwide.[2]

The symptoms of stroke can be quite heterogeneous, and patients with the same cause of stroke can have widely differing handicaps.

Conversely, patients with the same clinical handicap can in fact have different underlying causes.

The cause of stroke is an interruption in the blood supply, with a resulting depletion of oxygen and glucose in the affected area.

This immediately reduces or abolishes neuronal function, and also initiates an ischemic cascade which causes neurons to die or be seriously damaged, further impairing brain function.

Risk factors for stroke include advanced age, hypertension (high blood pressure), previous stroke or TIA (transient ischaemic attack), diabetes mellitus, high cholesterol, cigarette smoking, atrial fibrillation, migraine[3] with aura, and thrombophilia.

In clinical practice, blood pressure is the most important modifiable risk factor of stroke; however many other risk factors, such as cigarette smoking cessation and treatment of atrial fibrillation with anticoagulant drugs, are important.

The traditional definition of stroke, devised by the World Health Organisation in the 1970s[4], is of a 'neurological deficit of cerebrovascular cause that persists beyond 24 hours or is interrupted by death within 24 hours'.

This definition was largely devised for the purpose of research and the time frame of 24 hours appears purely arbitrarily chosen as a cut-off point.

It divides stroke from TIA (or 'mini-stroke'), which is the same as above but completely resolves clinically within 24 hours.

The division of stroke and TIA into separate clinical entities is considered impractical and even unhelpful in practice by many stroke doctors.

The main reason for this is the fact that stroke and TIA are caused by the same disease process, and both persons with a stroke or a TIA are at a higher risk of a subsequent stroke.

In recognition of this, and improved methods for the treatment of stroke, the term \"brain attack\" is being promoted in the Western World as a substitute for stroke or TIA.

The new term makes an analogy with \"heart attack\" (myocardial infarction), because in both conditions, an interruption of blood supply causes death of tissue that is highly time dependent ('time is brain') and potentially life-threatening.

Many hospitals have \"brain attack\" teams within their neurology departments specifically for swift treatment of stroke.

Types of stroke: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke#Types_of_stroke

What Is A Stroke/Strokes?: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?ArticleID=351

A stroke is when the normal blood supply to part of your brain is cut off.

If your brain cells do not get a constant supply of oxygen from the blood, the cells in the affected area become damaged or die.

Blood is supplied to your brain by four main arteries, which then divide into smaller arteries.

The amount of damage done, and the part of the brain that is damaged, depends on which artery is affected.

If a small artery is affected, you may only have minor symptoms.

But if a major artery is affected, it can cause severe symptoms, and even death.

In the UK, someone has a stroke every five minutes.

They are more common among those over the age of 65, but can happen at any age.

Strokes are the leading cause of disability in the UK, and the third most common cause of death, (after cancer and heart disease).

A stroke is a medical emergency.

You should get to hospital straight away, as limiting the damage from a stroke is very important to your chances of recovery.

What Is A Stroke/Strokes?: Uk-Stroke Websites/Information:

The Uk Stroke Association: www.stroke.org.uk & www.stroke.org.uk/about_us/index.html

The Stroke Research Network (SRN): www.uksrn.ac.uk

The British Association of Stroke Physicians: www.basp.ac.uk

National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke: www.rcplondon.ac.uk/pubs/books/stroke/index.htm

Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke: www.nichsa.com & www.nichsa.com/html/aboutus.html

Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland: www.chss.org.uk & www.chss.org.uk/about

The Association of British Neurologists: www.theabn.org

The Division of Stroke Medicine is part of the Institute of Neuroscience and School of Medical Surgical Sciences within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences - Staff within the Division are involved in research, teaching and the provision of clinical NHS services. The Division of Stroke Medicine undertakes research into the pathophysiology, acute treatment, imaging, and prevention of stroke: www.nottingham.ac.uk/stroke-medicine The Division of Stroke Medicine is funded by The Stroke Association:

The Nottingham Institute of Neuroscience: www.nottingham.ac.uk/neuroscience

The School of Medical and Surgical Sciences: www.nottingham.ac.uk/smss

BBC - Stroke Guide: www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/stroke/index.shtml

Other - Stroke Websites:

The American Stroke Association: www.strokeassociation.org

The Internet Stroke Center: www.strokecenter.org & www.strokecenter.org/about.htm

A Stroke Suffer Is At Risk Of Develeoping: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 1&2 (RSD/CRPS 1&2): Quote From Medifocus - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 1&2 (RSD/CRPS 1&20 - Book: Effects of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 1&2 (RSD/CRPS 1&2) & www.medifocus.com/znr015.php

Copy Of Quote Can Be Found At: Effects of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 1&2 (RSD/CRPS 1&2) On Page: 16/17 - Risk Factors for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 1&2 (RSD/CRPS 1&2) - There are several risk factors for the development of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) including:

Cardiovascular events or conditions - ischemic heart disease, heart attack, or stroke have been reported as risk factors for developing RSD

Neurological events or conditions - RSD may be seen as part of other neurological diseases
such as carpal tunnel syndrome or pinched spinal nerves

Neoplasms - certain types of cancers may produce a CRPS-like syndrome (e.g., lung cancer,
breast cancer, ovarian cancer)

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