Different Types Of Stroke

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The human body disease that I was assign was stroke. Stroke happens when the blood of your brain stops. It doesn't take long for the brain cells to start to die. Whenever you're in a situation like this the most recommended thing to do is to go to a hospital right away. Stroke can happen in any age there’s not a particular age for stroke to occur. There’s two different kind of strokes that you can have. The most common one is call ischemic stroke which this kind of stroke is caused when a blood clot is blocking or plugs a blood vessel in the brain which keeps the blood to flow to the brain.The second kind of stroke isn't that common it's called hemorrhagic stroke which is caused when a blood vessel breaks and bleeds into the brain. When having …show more content…

Other symptoms you should look out for is if you having trouble speaking or understanding, not being able to see with one or both eye. Another important sign of stroke is feeling weakness in your face or body parts if you notice this it's important to notice if it’s only on one side of the body (Mayo Clinic Staff Print. "Stroke." Symptoms and Causes,2016 November).If you have any of these kind of signs and symptoms you should go to a hospital right away for treatment. There’s treatment for stroke that you can take when you're diagnosed with stroke. Acute stroke therapies can actually help the blood clot or by stopping the blood. A different type of treatment that can help you overcome the disabilities that stroke causes is is called Post-stroke Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation helps those who have survived from stroke by then relearning the skills that were damaged ("Stroke Rehabilitation."National Institutes, 2017).The most common treatment for stroke is drug therapy with blood …show more content…

Stroke doesn't have a cure. Many researchers are studying the different types of strokes that people can have. By understanding what causes stroke at a cellular level by studying this it will improve treatment and it will prevent for stroke to occur in people’s lives. They are also focusing in their blood pressure which it usually impacts the development of stroke. They are also noticing that being with family and friends can improve the abilities of stroke patients (Schoenstadt, MD Arthur,2017) . Researchers say that people who have their high blood pressure high have a higher risk of having strokes (Jacoby David B.,

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