what happens during a stroke?
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What Happens During a Stroke? What Happens During a Stroke? Strokes usually occur because of a disruption of blood flow to the brain. This causes death of the brain cells as they do not get the nutrients and oxygen they need to live. If the blood supply is not restored quickly enough, serious or even unrecoverable damage could happen to the brain.
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Overview Symptoms of a Stroke. Sudden weakness or numbness in your arms, legs, or face is a classic sign of stroke, especially if weakness occurs on only one side of the body. If you smile and look in the mirror, you may notice that one side of your face droops.
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Stroke An embolic stroke (a type of ischemic stroke) or TIA also can occur if a blood clot or piece of plaque breaks away from the wall of an artery. The clot or plaque can travel through the bloodstream and get stuck in one of the brain’s arteries. This stops blood flow through the artery and damages brain cells.
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Hemorrhagic Stroke Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel bursts inside the brain. The brain is very sensitive to bleeding and damage can occur very rapidly. Bleeding irritates the brain tissue, causing swelling. Bleeding collects into a mass called a hematoma.
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Cerebrovascular Accident We're sorry, an error occurred. A cerebrovascular accident is the medical term for a stroke. A stroke is when blood flow to a part of your brain is stopped either by a blockage or a rupture of a blood vessel. There are important signs of a stroke that you should be aware of and watch out for.
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Cerebrovascular Accident A cerebrovascular accident is the medical term for a stroke. A stroke is when blood flow to a part of your brain is stopped either by a blockage or a rupture of a blood vessel. There are important signs of a stroke that you should be aware of and watch out for.
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Everything you need to know about stroke Hemorrhagic stroke are caused by arteries in the brain either leaking blood or bursting open. The leaked blood puts pressure on brain cells and damages them. Blood vessels can burst or spill blood in the middle of the brain or near the surface of the brain, sending blood into the space between the brain and the skull.
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- A stroke occurs when the blood supply to your brain is interrupted or reduced. This deprives your brain of oxygen and nutrients, which can cause your brain cells to die. A stroke may be caused by a blocked artery (ischemic stroke) or the leaking or bursting of a blood vessel (hemorrhagic stroke). Some people may experience only a temporary disruption of blood flow to their brain (transient ischemic attack, or TIA).
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Stroke Signs, Symptoms, Warning Signs, and Treatments A stroke, also known as a cerebrovascular accident or CVA, occurs when part of the brain loses its blood supply and the part of the body that the blood-deprived brain cells control stops working.
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Brain Stem Infarction What is a hemorrhagic stroke? A hemorrhagic stroke happens when a blood vessel in your brain bursts. This may happen if the blood vessel wall is weak, or if a blood clot damages the blood vessel. Blood then flows out of the vessel and damages brain tissue.
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What to Do When Someone Suffers a Stroke The sudden occurrence of one or more of the following may be symptoms of a stroke: 1  Numbness, weakness or tingling in the face, arm or leg (especially on one side of the body). 2  Changes in vision, double vision, blurriness, loss of vision in one or both eyes. 3  Confusion or problems with judgment, memory, spatial orientation or perception.
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- It can happen to anyone at any time. It occurs when blood flow to an area of brain is cut off. When this happens, brain cells are deprived of oxygen and begin to die. When brain cells die during a stroke, abilities controlled by that area of the brain such as memory and muscle control are lost.
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Stroke For other uses, see Stroke (disambiguation). A stroke is when poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. They result in part of the brain not functioning properly.
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- About Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke). A stroke occurs if the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a portion of the brain is blocked. Without oxygen, brain cells start to die after a few minutes. Sudden bleeding in the brain also can cause a stroke if it damages brain cells.
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Brain Stem Stroke What is a brain stem stroke? A stroke occurs when blood supply to the brain is interrupted. The way a stroke affects the brain depends on which part of the brain suffers damage, and to what degree. Sitting just above the spinal cord, the brain stem controls your breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure.
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- Ischemic stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks or plugs an artery leading to the brain. A blood clot often forms in arteries damaged by the buildup of plaques (atherosclerosis). It can occur in the carotid artery of the neck as well as other arteries.
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Ischemic Stroke Ischemic Stroke. An ischemic stroke, sometimes called a brain attack, usually happens when an artery in your brain becomes blocked because of a blood clot or fatty deposits in your blood. When a blockage occurs, your brain is deprived of the blood and oxygen it needs to function.
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Hands and feet falling asleep while I am 8 months Yes, it's normal. Annoying but normal! So long as feeling does come back and there is no pain, soreness, or red spots (signs of blood clot, usually in legs) then you're fine. Your circulation is a lot worse when pregnant so your extremities definitely can and do fall asleep.
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Stroke Ischemic stroke occurs when a blood vessel that supplies blood to the brain is blocked by a blood clot. This may happen in two ways: A clot may form in an artery that is already very narrow. This is called a thrombotic stroke.
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Cerebrovascular Accident An ischemic stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel, preventing blood and oxygen from getting to a part of the brain. There are two ways that this can happen. When a clot forms somewhere else in your body and gets lodged in a brain blood vessel, it is called an embolic stroke.
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What Happens During a Stroke? Now that we have known what happens during a stroke and the damage a stroke can cause. We should spare no efforts to avoid a stroke from happening. Adopting a healthy lifestyle is among the key things that can be done for preventing the risk of having a stroke.
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What is stroke? A stroke is a brain attack. It can happen to anyone at any time. It occurs when blood flow to an area of brain is cut off. When this happens, brain cells are deprived of oxygen and begin to die. When brain cells die during a stroke, abilities controlled by that area of the brain such as memory and muscle control are lost. How a person is affected by their stroke depends on where the stroke occurs in the brain and how much the brain is damaged.
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Overview Thrombotic stroke. A thrombotic stroke occurs when a blood clot (thrombus) forms in one of the arteries that supply blood to your brain. A clot may be caused by fatty deposits (plaque) that build up in arteries and cause reduced blood flow (atherosclerosis) or other artery conditions. Embolic stroke.
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- The most common hemorrhagic stroke happens when a blood vessel inside the brain bursts and leaks blood into surrounding brain tissue (intracerebal hemorrhage). The bleeding causes brain cells to die and the affected part of the brain stops working correctly.
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Top Causes of Stroke A stroke happens when blood flow to a part of your brain is cut off. Without the oxygen in blood, brain cells start dying within minutes. To help prevent a stroke, learn about the causes and the things that can raise your odds of getting one. Types. A stroke can happen in two main ways: Something blocks the flow of blood, or something causes bleeding in the brain. Ischemic stroke. In 8 out of 10 strokes, a blood vessel that takes blood to your brain gets plugged.