D.O.D #5 - Stroke & Transcient Ischemic Attack

unclear articulation/slurred speech

blindness that affects one eye for sec/mins

moment when unpleasantness begins

Emergency Department

sounds of turbulence in the blood to detect blockage; abnormal sounds when listening to heart through stethoscope

blood vessels on both sides of the neck that deliver blood to the brain and head

manner of walking

stroke symptoms come in waves (come and go)

paralysis on one side

paralysis from the waist down

paralysis of four limbs

transient ischemic attack

rapid loss of brain function

blood clot in the brain (lack of blood flow); cerebral infarction (brain tissue death)

may not notice; headache, cannot properly use side one side of face, dysarthria, monocular blindness, dizziness, abnormal gait

caused by thrombosis (restriction/blockage) that cause things downstream to not get proper oxygen and they die

weak blood vessel leaks; broken blood vessel bleeds on/inside the brain (other parts of brain is not getting enough blood cause of the leak)

feeling of going to faint, hot feeling, numbness on one side

severe headache near back of head, fainting, inability to move/feel, confusion, muscle pain in neck and shoulders, emesis

Facial weakness (drooping, Arm weakness, Speech problem (slurred), Time to call

55 and up

heart rhythm, abnormality in blood, abnormality in blood vessels

for BP: cholesterol, blood thinners -> reduce chance of stroke

w/out treatment, after one week, your chance of having a full stroke goes up by 11%; after one month, 15-20%