Stroke Flashcards
1
Q
What is a stroke
A
- also known as cerebrovascular accident (accident cerebrovasculaire), when lack of blood flows to the brain, resulting in cell death
2
Q
What are the two main types of stroke
A
- Ischemic stroke: due to lack of blood flow
- Hemorrhagic stroke: due to bleeding
3
Q
Signs and symptoms of stroke
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- Central facial palsy
- inability to move or feel one side of the body
- problems with understanding or speaking
- feeling like the world is spinning
- loss of vision to one side among others
- signs and symptoms often appear after the stroke has occurred
If the episode does not result in permanent brain injury, it is known as a transient ischemic attack
