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Brain Stroke: Types, Symptoms, Prevention & Treatment

Introduction:
What is a brain stroke?

To work properly, the brain requires oxygen, and arteries are the means to supply oxygen-rich blood to all parts of the brain. A stroke or a brain attack damages the part of the brain either when the brain’s specific blood vessel bursts or blockage of the blood supply, causing the brain cells to die due to lack of oxygen. Stroke can cause everlasting brain damage, long-term disability, or death.

  • The brain controls our movements,

  • Stores our memories,

  • That process every thought, emotion, and language

  • Even controls breathing and digestion.

These are the areas that eventually get affected after a brain attack and Sunrise Hospitals the Best Neuro Surgery Specialist Hospital in Shamshabad, Hyderabad offers you specific insights on how to recognize it, manage it and help you treat it!

Types of Strokes:

  1. Ischemic stroke

    • It occurs when the fatty deposits of plaque block the blood vessels in the brain.

  2. Hemorrhage stroke

    • It occurs when the blood from the blood vessels leaks out into the brain, putting a lot more pressure on the brain cells and damaging them.

  3. Transient ischemic stroke TIA

    • Also called ‘Mini Strokes’, because they last for not more than 5 minutes

    • And also called ‘warning strokes’, because it’s a medical emergency that indicates also a warning sign for future serious strokes.

The Connection between Migraine & Strokes

If You Migraine Do You Stroke?

There is no specific connection between migraines and brain strokes relation. But to put it simply from the perspective of an individual, if you are young, the pain in your brain is likely to be a migraine, but if you are old… it is most probably a stroke.

With a stroke, you see the symptoms suddenly and with a migraine it is more gradually constant.

Stroke appears as a negative effect rendering a person into losing eyesight and migraine appears as a positive sign by showing the person flashy bits of light in front of their eyes.

A stroke can show migraine symptoms along with aura, or while having a migraine you can experience a stroke.

The Best Neuro Surgery Specialist Hospital in Shamshabad, Hyderabad entails that strokes are more commonly seen in the majority of people with migraine accompanied by aura, than the people without migraine.

Symptoms for Stroke

Learn to act FAST Sign!

  • F for face:

    A concern is a drooping or uneven smile on someone's face.

  • A for arms:

    Arm weakness or numbness is a red flag. If unsure ask them to lift their arms. If the arm sags/is unstable, it's a concern.

  • S for speech:

    Repetition requests should be made. Speech that is slurred may be a sign of a stroke.

  • T for time:

    Intervene if you notice any stroke symptoms in someone.

Additional symptoms:

  • Vision troubles, in one or both eyes
  • Overall fatigue
  • Trouble walking
Preventive Measures against Stroke
  1. High cholesterol and high blood pressure are a companion to stroke: Create a selective lifestyle and consume foods and drinks that are free of

    • Saturated fats,
    • Trans fat,
    • Cholesterol, &
    • Salt (Sodium.)
  2. Being overweight or obese invites a loving hug by stroke:

    Calculate your BMI Body Mass Index with our doctors, if you know how to. Then you can do this at home to verify whether you are in a healthy weight range or overweight or obese.

  3. Medical conditions make you vulnerable to strokes:

    • Keep your cholesterol in check
    • Treat your heart disease
    • Control diabetes through prescribed medications
  4. Alcohols & Cigarettes are a Classic Blood Pressure Raiser: its cessation will set you free!

  5. Rigorous physical activity for stroke prevention:

    • 2hr 30min for adults.
    • 1r for kids every day.
Stroke Treatments

Ischemic stroke

Immediately after recognizing the signs and symptoms of stroke, within 3 hours of the first symptoms, you may receive a type of medicine called a thrombolytic “clot-busting” drug (Tissue Plasminogen Activator) to open up the blocked/clogged blood clots, or else it becomes a death cause.

It improves the chances of recovering from a stroke. A person is more likely to recover fully or have less disability and requires short-term care in nursing homes than patients who do not receive the drug. The Best Neuro Surgery Specialist Hospital in Shamshabad, Hyderabad also enumerates other medicines to treat ischemic stroke such as blood thinners (aspirin.)

Hemorrhagic Stroke

To stop bleeding from a hemorrhagic stroke and preserve brain tissue, additional medications, surgeries, or treatments are required. For instance:

  • Certain hemorrhagic strokes may be treated with endovascular procedures, which can aid in repairing a fatal flaw in a vasculature.
  • Surgery is used to treat hemorrhagic strokes. Where a metal clip may be used to stop the bleeding if it is caused by a ruptured aneurysm.

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