Stroke

Question 1

What is a stroke?

Answer 1

blockage or bleed in the brain caused by thrombus or embolus or due to a haemorrhage

Question 2

What are the symptoms caused by a stroke?

Answer 2

loss of: power, sensation, speech, vision and/or coordination

Question 3

What is a haemorrhage stroke?

Answer 3

Haemorrhage or blood leak into the brain tissue, creating pressure and crushes the tissue

Question 4

What type of stroke can coagulants be given to?

Answer 4

Ischaemic

Question 5

What is an ischaemic stroke?

Answer 5

Where a clot stops blood supply to an area of the brain

Question 6

What is the penumbra?

Answer 6

The region of tissue that can potentially be saved if blood supply is restored

Question 7

What can the penumbra be damaged by?

Answer 7

Hypoperfusion, hyperglyaemia, fever and seizure

Question 8

What are the non-modifiable risk factors for a stroke?

Answer 8

Age, sex, ethnicity, prior stroke, hereditary

Question 9

What are the modifiable risk factors for a stroke?

Answer 9

Diabetes
Physical inactivity
Hypertension
Dyslipidaemia
Atrial fibrillation
Other cardiac conditions
Cigarette smoke
Sickle cell disease
Postmenopausal hormone therapy
Diet and nutrition
Obesity and body fat distribution