The Strokes

CMI Vascular Jeanelle Bastien December 2016 Melinda Bechtel Stroke in Evolution VS Completed Stroke A stroke in evolution is defined as; ischemic neurologic symptoms that actively worsen during a period of observation. A completed stroke is defined as; stable neurologic deficit that had sudden onset and persists longer than 3 weeks. In a stroke in evolution symptoms come and go, which is considered unstable. Whereas a complete stroke, no progression or resolution of the symptoms, which is considered stable. (Davies, 2015. Print.) What is a stroke? A stroke is also known as a cerebrovascular accident, which produces a permanent neurologic deficit. Strokes occur due to problems with the blood supply to the brain. The blood supply is either blocked or a blood vessel within the brain ruptures, causing tissue death in the brain. A stroke is considered a medical emergency, and treatment must be given as quickly as possible. (Davies, 2015. Print.) Are you at risk of a stroke? If you are over 55, African American, family history of strokes or have a genetic condition like sickle cell, then you are more likely to have a stroke. Pregnant women are also at a higher risk for a stroke because of the elevation of estrogen in the body. These are the risk factors that are unchangeable.…

Stroke Case Study 1. The man has had an ischaemic stroke, identify the biological changes that would have occurred in his brain during the process. Arnold’s ischaemic stroke would be initiated when a lack of blood supply (ischaemia) is prevented from reaching the brain (NHS, 2016). The lack of oxygen causes the neurons within the brain to start a chain reaction, in the form of an ischaemic cascade. This begins seconds after the onset of ischaemia. The ischaemic cascade is a biological…

Eight hundred thousand people experience a new or reoccurring stroke every year. A stroke occurs when there is a lack of blood flow to the brain and is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. There are two types of strokes, Ischemic and Hemorrhagic. A stroke has many symptoms that can help one to know if they are having a stroke, about to have one, or have already had one. Along with these symptoms, there are risk factors that cause them. These risk factors are both controllable…

LITERATURE REVIEW Stroke is one of the major health problems worldwide and a leading cause of disability. But the treatment options for the management of stroke are limited. Thrombolytic reperfusion with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) is employed in acute phase in only less than 3% of all ischemic stroke patients while standard treatments involving rehabilitation provide some benefits for the recovery during chronic phase. However, many high-profile failures in a…

The Stroke Belt: Health Promotion for African Americans At some point in every individual’s life, he or she will need healthcare whether it is at the time of birth or the time of death, but somewhere between life and death changes has to be made to improve the health and quality of life. These changes come about through health promotion. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the health prevention strategy and its mission and goals; its clinical significant and effects on the client,…

Melissa Markin BIOL 051 Paula Vaananen March 21st, 2017 The Causes and Aftermath of a Stroke A common misconception of a stroke is that it appears as a violent, impossible to miss episode. However, strokes are quiet and often times go unnoticed by the people surrounding the victim. Strokes have been described as turning an off switch on person, and commonly the only movement a person will execute is falling over due to the lack of balance (National... 2016). Most of the dangerous parts…

Literature Review Introduction In 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability and the fifth leading cause of death for Americans (“Stroke Facts,” 2015). Despite this degree of prevalence, stroke mortality rates in the United States (U.S.) are among the lowest in the world. Between 1960 and 1990 there has been a 60% decline in stroke mortality (Sacco et al., 1997). In 2008 alone, The Centers for Disease Control and…

Stroke is fifth leading cause of death in the Unites States, killing nearly 130,000 Americans each year; that’s 1 out of every 20 deaths.1 Strokes are also referred to as cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs), which is the sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen when blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery.2 With the occurrence of strokes being so prevalent, finding an effective way to prevent CVAs is crucial. To understand which preventative measures may be…

Strokes are the third leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for 140,000 deaths each year in the U.S., and over 5 million worldwide. They are caused by blood clots or vessel ruptures in the brain, causing the death of the surrounding brain cells. There are two types of strokes: ischemic strokes and hemorrhagic strokes. Ischemic strokes are caused by blot clots that form in the brain, called thrombotic strokes, or form in other body parts and travel to the brain, called embolic strokes.…

Tied to Some Stroke Risk in Kids Stroke is a major healthcare problem around the whole world that appears in human beings. It occurs in childhood and adults at any ages, races,genders . There are a large number of people who has already experienced stroke compared to people who have not expose from it . Every day, months, years the number of children who will experience a stroke in their lives will be higher than it is today. Unless there is a cure or a way to help and keep it under control and …