What is Stroke?
Symptoms of Stroke
Risk Factors of Stroke
Prevention of Stroke
Case Study

What is stroke (Brain Attack)?

A Stroke occurs due to damage to the brain because of decrease in blood supply to Brain caused by a blockage in the blood vessel feeding the Brain. Sometimes it occurs when a blood vessel bursts, leading to bleeding in the brain.

What are the symptoms?

Brain attack symptoms are:

Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, leg (especially on one side of the body)
Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding speech
Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
Sudden severe headache with no cause

What are the risk factors of Stroke (Brain attack)?

Old age, family history of Stroke and Heart disease, high Blood Pressure, Heart diseases, Carotid Artery disease, high Cholesterol level, smoking, Diabetes, obesity and physical inactivity are major risk factors for the stroke. By controlling them one may reduce risk of stroke.

Prevention of stroke

10 ways to prevent stroke

1 - Control your blood pressure

2- Do moderate exercise five times a week

3 - Eat a healthy and balanced diet

4 - Avoid smoking

5- Reduce your cholesterol

6- Maintain healthy weight

7 - Reduce Alcohol intake

8 - Control / prevent diabetes

9 -Identify and treat Atrial fibrillation

10 - Get educated about stroke

Case Study

A 61 year old gentleman presented to medical trust hospital with paralysis of left side of body since 3 hours. Immediate CT Scan was done, which showed clot inside big blood vessel of Brain. He was given clot dissolving injection (Alteplase) and taken into Cath Lab for clot removal. Within 1.5 hours to hospital presentation, his clot was removed. Over a period of three days, his paralysis almost completely recovered.

CT angiography showing blocked blood vessel on right side

Block is confirmed on digital subtraction angiography

After clot removal - blood flow restored

Clot was removed using special stent