What is stroke, causes, symptoms and treatment

What is a stroke, causes, symptoms, and treatment? 

A stroke is a medical emergency. It happens when blood flows in brain stops. When blood flow stops, within a minutes blood cell starts to die. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic and hemorrhagic.

Ischemic means due to lack of flow of blood and hemorrhagic due to lack of bleeding.

Ischemic Stroke

hemorrhagic stroke

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More than 80,000 people have a stroke each year. Strokes are generally brain attacks. strokes occur when blood supply to the brain is blocked by arteries.

What are the causes of Stroke?

Different types of stroke have different causes. Stroke is most affected to people if they have the following risk factors:

• Personal or family history of stroke
• Being Overweight
• Being aged 55 or older
• Inactive lifestyle
• The tendency to drink heavily
• Drinking Alcohol
• Poor Diet

What are the symptoms of a stroke?

The symptoms of stroke include:

1. Muscular: Difficulty Walking, Problems with coordination, Paralysis with weak muscles, stiff muscles, etc.
2. Visual: Blurred vision, temporary loss of vision in one eye or both eyes.
3. Whole body: Fatigue, Lightheadedness
4. Speech: Difficulty speech, Speech loss
5. Limbs: Numbness or Weakness
6. Other Symptoms: Headache, Mental Confusion, Inability to understand

What are the  Treatments of Stroke?
Stroke is treated by several methods:
CT Scans(without contrast enhancements)
MRI scans
Neurological Scans(NIHSS)
Doppler ultrasound

What are the Risk Factors of Stroke?

Stroke risk factors can't be controlled by anyone. There are so many risk factors that affect your body.

• High Blood Pressure: It is the most important risk factors of stroke. Check your blood pressure every year. Normal blood pressure ranges 120/80. If you have high blood pressure, then you have to consult your doctor to reduce it.
• Smoking: Smoking damages blood cells. This can lead to blockage of blood vessels and causing a stroke. So you have to avoid a Stroke.
• Diabetes: Having Diabetes also lead to stroke. Consult with your doctor to manage diabetes.
• High Cholesterol: High Cholesterol increase the risk and lead in blockage of arteries. If the brain's artery has been blocked, then it leads to stroke.
• Physical Inactivity: Being Inactive every time leads to heart diseases and stroke.
• Excessive Alcohol Intake: If women drink an average of more than one glass and men drink an average of more than two glass leads to stroke.