STROKE : SYMPTOMS:; CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS |FINDYOURSELF

September 05, 2019 1 Comments

 occurs when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or reduced, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients. Within minutes, brain cells begin to die.

Trouble with speaking and understanding

Paralysis or numbness of the face, arm or leg. You may develop sudden numbness, weakness or paralysis in your face, arm or leg. This often happens just on one side of your body. 

Trouble with seeing in one or both eyes

Headache

Trouble with walking

A stroke may be caused by a blocked artery (ischemic stroke) or the leaking or bursting of a blood vessel (hemorrhagic stroke). Some people may experience only a temporary disruption of blood flow to the brain (transient ischemic attack, or TIA) that doesn't cause permanent damage.

Being overweight or obese

Physical inactivity

Heavy or binge drinking

Use of illicit drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamines

Blood pressure readings higher than 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg)

Cigarette smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke

High cholesterol

Diabetes

Obstructive sleep apnea

Cardiovascular disease

Personal or family history of stroke, heart attack or transient ischemic attack.

Age —People age 55 or older have a higher risk of stroke than do younger people.

Race — African-Americans have a higher risk of stroke than do people of other races.

Sex — Men have a higher risk of stroke than women. Women are usually older when they have strokes, and they're more likely to die of strokes than are men.

Hormones — use of birth control pills or hormone therapies that include estrogen, as well as increased estrogen levels from pregnancy and childbirth.

Preventive medication:-

Anti-platelet drugs

Anticoagulants