#BrainStroke

What is a stroke?

A stroke is a medical emergency that happens when the blood flow to your brain is interrupted. Without blood, your brain cells start to die. This can cause serious symptoms, lasting disability, and even death.

What are the different types of strokes?

There are three main types of stroke: transient ischemic attack, ischemic stroke, and hemorrhagic stroke. It’s estimated that 87 percent of strokes are ischemic.

What are the symptoms of a stroke?

There are three main types of stroke: transient ischemic attack, ischemic stroke, and hemorrhagic stroke. It’s estimated that 87 percent of strokes are ischemic. The different stroke types cause similar symptoms because each affects blood flow in your brain. The only way to determine what type of stroke you may be having is to seek medical attention. A doctor will order imaging tests to view your brain.The National Stroke Association recommends the FAST method to help identify the warning signs of a stroke:

Face: When you smile, does one side of your face droop?
Arms: When you raise both arms, does one arm drift down?
Speech: Is your speech slurred? Are you having trouble talking?
Time: If you experience any of these symptoms, call emergency immediately

Additional symptoms that don’t fit in the FAST description include: sudden confusion, such as difficulty understanding what a person is saying, difficulty walking, sudden dizziness, or loss of coordination
sudden, severe headache that doesn’t have any other known cause, difficulty seeing in one or both eyes.

Can a brain heal itself after stroke?

Fortunately, damaged brain cells are not beyond repair. They can regenerate — this process of creating new cells is called neurogenesis. The most rapid recovery usually occurs during the first three to four months after a stroke. However, recovery can continue well into the first and second year

 

Information taken from: https://www.healthline.com/health/stroke-types#complications