Thursday, January 28, 2010

A detailed account of Stroke Symptoms



Stroke Symptoms 



A stroke is identified by significant disruption of blood flow to the brain, which can cause a drop in the coming blood. When this happens the brain tissue will be robbed of oxygen and necessary nutrients. After a few minutes to brain cells gradually being killed. It is a medical emergency that requires immediate assessment and treatment to improve chances of recovery. When early treatment is carried out impairment of the brain is dramatically reduced, and any other complications that may arise can be avoided. 



Luckily, the stroke being sufficiently addressed. In the recent past, far fewer people are dying to have a stroke. This may be related to a better understanding of why stroke can occur in the first place. Factors such as high blood pressure, smoking and high cholesterol when checked will drastically reduce the chances of developing a stroke. Therefore, with this knowledge, most people are able to reduce their individual risk, which in turn reduces the total number of strokes that may occur.



Symptoms of Stroke



• A recognizable reduction in your ability to walk. And while having a stroke, you may slightly decrease or have bouts of dizziness, loss of balance and a lack of coordination. 



• A reduced ability to talk. The speech may be slurred, or you may lose the ability to find suitable words to explain what happens to you. You may not be able to enter a simple phrase, when you experience the effects of a stroke. 



• A feeling of numbness or sudden paralysis usually occurring on one side of the body. When you try to lift both your arms over your head simultaneously, you may notice that one arm fall against your will, this is definitely an important symptom of a stroke.



• Vision problems. Your vision can suddenlybecome blurred, darkened, or you may see double over a stroke. 



• An intense headache. A sudden and acute headache associated with a stiff neck, facial pain, pain between your eyes, vomiting or irregularities in consciousness as a sign of a stroke. 



A stroke can manifest without paying much or any warning signs. However, a fairly reliable sign of an oncoming stroke is a transient ischemic attack or TIA. A TIA is a brief interruption of blood flow to certain areas of your brain. Signs and symptoms of TIA is almost similar to a stroke. But the symptoms will last for a shorter period and can vary from minutes to hours. The symptoms will disappear without any sign of lasting damage. It is possible to experience TIA more than once with the same or slightly different materialization of symptoms.



Have a TIA may indicate that you are in danger of being hit by a stroke. People who have had a TIA are usually more likely to ultimately be affected by actual stroke. Thereafter, any symptoms of TIA examined by a doctor to lower your overall risk of succumbing to the effects of a possible impending stroke.



It is vital that when these symptoms manifest, that you take the important steps to contact emergency personnel. As mentioned earlier, prompt treatment would be significantly beneficial.

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