Wk 10.2 Stroke Flashcards
What is the stroke epidemiology worldwide and in the UK?
-1 stroke every 2 seconds (worldwide)
-In the UK – 1 stroke every 5 minutes
- 1 death every 3.3 mins
- More than 100k in the Uk each year.
What are some stroke facts ?
-Cause of morbidity
- 2nd leading cause of mortality worldwide
-Vascular dementia is can be caused by stroke
- Large socioeconomic burden
- Secondary disorders such as epilepsy, dementiaand depression
What is the estimated cost of stroke in the UK?
£26 million a year
What are the controllable risk factors of stroke?
- Smoking
- Drug abuse
- Diabetes
- Heart disease
- Hypertension
- Obesity
- Exercise
- Diet
(87 % of risk factors can be controlled)
What are the other risk factors of Stroke?
- Genetics
- Environment (Southern America)
- Socioeconomic
- Age
- Alcohol abuse
- Drug abuse
-Mini stroke
What is a stroke?
Sudden brain damage and a reduction of blood flow to the brain caused by clots or ruptures to the blood vessel.
1.What are the two types of stoke and is the difference?
- Which one are people most likely to die from ?
1.Ischaemic = Clot
Ischaemic is more common
-Hemorrhagic =Bleeding around brain or into brain
- Haemorrhagic stroke due to bleedingas there is not enough capacity so it leads to intracranial compression, the brain stem will be pushed down and stop working
1.What does Embolic and Thrombotic mean
2. What stroke are they involved in?
1.Embolic= Comes from somewhere else - the heart
Thrombotic = Gathers at a site that has reduced capacity
- Ischaemic stroke
What are the pathological types and subtypes of stroke?
- 5% subarachnoid haemorrhage
-15 % Intracerebral haemorrhage - 80% Ischaemic stroke
What is cerebral ischaemia?
Glucose and oxygen deprivation (due to reduction in blood flow) to the brain.
What are the causes of Ischaemic stroke?
-Atherothromboembolism (MCAo) 50%
-Cardioembolic 20%
- Intracranial small vessel disease (lacunar infarcts) 25%
-Rare or unknown causes 5%
What is Transient Ischaemic attack (TIA)?
- Last 15-30mins
-Results in some neurological dysfunction which disappears within 24 hours
-Known as mini-stroke - People who have mini are most likely to have a Ischaemic stroke
What are the symptoms of Ischaemic Stroke?
-Numbness of face / legs
- Confusion
- Trouble speaking
-Trouble seeing
- Trouble walking and dizziness
- Severe headaches with no known cause
What are the deficits caused by stroke?
-Seizures
-Memory and concentration difficulties
-Hemiparesis- weakness in one side of the body
Why is Ct scan used more than MRI scan?
Because it is less expensive and takes less time