Strokes

Question 1

What are the main symptoms of a stroke?

Answer 1

Facial drooping on one side, paralysis of one side of the body, headaches, slurred speech, decreased awareness/finding it hard to understand other people, unconsciousness, dizziness, loss of balance

Question 2

Name the two different types of stroke.

Answer 2

Haemorrhagic and ischaemic

Question 3

What is a stroke?

Answer 3

A cerebrovascular accident

Question 4

What can increase the risk of a haemorrhagic stroke?

Answer 4

Lack of exercise, obesity, smoking, increased stress, hypertension (high bp), excessive alcohol intake

Question 5

What can increase the risk of a ischaemic stroke?

Answer 5

Smoking, obesity, raised cholesterol levels, diabetes, hypertension (high bp), excessive alcohol intake

Question 6

What happens during an ischaemic stroke?

Answer 6

The blood supply to the brain is cut off due to a blood clot. The brain then becomes starved of blood and oxygen causing a part of the brain to begin to die.

Question 7

What happens during a haemorrhagic stroke?

Answer 7

A weakened blood vessel supplying to the brain bursts. This increases the pressure between the brain and skull.