Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Symptoms and Causes of Stroke

Stroke Symptoms and Causes of Stroke Disease
Stroke is a vascular disease of the brain (cerebrovascular) are characterized by the death of brain tissue (cerebral infarction) this is due karenakan a blockage, constriction or rupture of blood vessels to the brain so that the supply of blood and oxygen to the brain decreases and raises a series of biochemical reactions that would destroy or turn off the brain's nerve cells.
Signs and Symptoms of Stroke
Minor attack or a stroke earlier attack usually begins with memory decline and confusion often suddenly and then disappear within 24 hours otherwise it signs and symptoms of stroke can be observed from several things:



  1. The presence of focal neurological attacks in the form of weakness or paralysis of the arm, leg or one side of the body
  2. Muscle weakness (hemiplegia), stiffness and decreased function of sensory
  3. Loss of sense or presence of abnormal sensation in the arm or leg or one side of the body such as numbness, numbness right weight, feel tingling, burning like the burning sensation bahakan leather bottom.
  4. Visual disturbances such as can only see a partial or can not see a whole because of the dark vision and double vision for a moment.
  5. The reduced ability to smell and taste .
  6. Walking becomes difficult and the pace hobbled even sometimes experience total paralysis
  7. The loss of control over urinary bladder so often unnoticed
  8. Loss of balance, body movements are not well coordinated
  9. Not understanding the speech of others, unable to read, write and count properly
  10. Disturbance and difficulty in swallowing food or beverages (likely to choking)
  11. The existence of speech disorders and difficulty with speech-language which is not clearly indicated (rero), nasal, pelo, stuttering and speak a word haya difficult even to think or say the right words
  12. Being Forgetful (dementia) and is not able to recognize body parts
  13. Vertigo (dizziness, headache) or a persistent feeling of spinning when no activity
  14. Difficult to open eyelids
  15. Become more sensitive, easier to cry or laugh
  16. Many bed and always wants to sleep
  17. Disturbance of consciousness, fainting until he was unconscious
Causes of Stroke Disease
There are two factors which are the cause of stroke is a medical risk and risk behaviors

  • Medical risk factors that cause or exacerbate stroke are hypertension (high blood pressure), cholesterol, arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), heart problems, diabetes, history of stroke in the family (heredity) and migraine. According to statistics 80% of the trigger stroke is hypertension and arteriosclerosis
  • Risk factors caused by lifestyle behaviors and patterns of unhealthy eating habits such as smoking, consuming alcoholic fizzy drinks and likes to eat fast food (fast food and junk food). Other behavioral risk factors is the lack of motion activity / exercise and obesity. One of the triggers is also an uncomfortable susasana heart as often angry for no apparent reason.

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