How are strokes distributed across the globe?
Understanding where strokes are most common can give us a better insight into research.
What is it?
Understanding stoke is the first part to effective treatment and prevention.
- #4 Cause of death in America, also leading cause of adult disability
- Should be examined by a doctor
- Treatable by a medical professional
Cerebrovascular accident, a stroke, occurs when the supply of blood to the brain is reduced or blocked completely, which prevents brain tissue from getting oxygen and nutrients. A stroke happens when blood and oxygen become blocked in the arteries to the brain. 90% of strokes are caused by the same 10 risk factors: History of high blood pressure, blood fats and other heart disease, smoking, obesity, diabetes, lack of physical activity, poor diet, alcohol, and stress or depression. The best treatment starts in the emergency room. After being stabilized by medications, and sometimes surgery, the patient may require various physical, occupational or speech therapies and lifestyle changes. During a stroke, every minute counts! Fast treatment can lessen the brain damage that stroke can cause.
You Can Prevent a Stroke
There are many ways to reduce the chances of sustaining brain cancer. See prevention tips listed below.
- Diet and healthy eating: Following a proper diet may avoid the risk of second stroke.
- Decreasing the amount of cholesterol and saturated fat in your diet.
- Controlling Diabetes and Avoiding illicit drugs
- Monitoring blood pressure: As high blood pressure exerts continuous pressure on the walls of the arteries it may lead to arterial block.
- Exercising: Consult your doctor before starting an exercise program.
- Quit smoking and alcohol.
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What does a stroke look like?
Find out if you may have sustained a stroke.
By knowing the signs and symptoms of stroke, you can take quick action and perhaps save a life—maybe even your own:
- Sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body.
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking, or difficulty understanding speech.
- Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
- Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance, or lack of coordination.
- Sudden severe headache with no known cause.
- Acting F.A.S.T (Face, Arms, Speech, Time)
Note: If you think someone may be having a stroke, act F.A.S.T. and do that simple test.