Ryan, Kenley, Laura
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A stroke is an interruption of the blood
supply to any part of the brain.
Hippocrates, the father of medicine, first
recognized stroke over 2,400 years ago.
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The symptoms of a stroke depend on what
part of the brain is damaged. Some people
might not even realize they’re having a
stroke. Symptoms may last for a day or two,
but you should be concerned right when
symptoms start.
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Muscle weakness in the face, arm, or leg (usually just one side)
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Numbness or tingling on one side of the body
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Trouble speaking or understanding others
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Problems with eyesight
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Sensation changes that affect touch and the ability to feel pain,
temperature, etc.
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Changes in hearing
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Change in alertness
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Personality, mood, or emotional changes
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Confusion or loss of memory
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Difficulty swallowing
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Changes in taste
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Difficulty writing or reading
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Loss of coordination
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Loss of balance
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Clumsiness
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Trouble walking
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Dizziness or abnormal sensation of movement (vertigo)
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Lack of control over the bladder or bowels
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Headache
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-Age
-Heredity and race –African Americans have the highest risk of
stroke.
-Gender
-Prior stroke or heart attack
-Blood Pressure
-Smoking
-Diabetes
-High cholesterol
- Poor diet
-Physical inactivity and obesity
-Geographic location – strokes are more common in the
southeastern United States then in other areas.
-Socioeconomic factors -strokes are more common among lowincome people.
-Drug and alcohol abuse
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-Surgery:
-carotid endarterectomy
-cerebral angioplasty
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A healthy diet and exercise can reduce your
chances of having a stroke.
If you’re having a stroke caused by a blood
clot, you may be given medicine. But if you’re
having a stroke caused by bleeding in the
brain, you will not be given medicine.
The more your family helps with the recovery
process, the faster and better you recover.
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You may have surgery, or you may be given
medicine to stop the stroke right after it
occurs.
You may have to go to therapy to gain back
physical and mental abilities you lost.
The individual may lose some mental and
physical ability due to damage on the brain.
Because of their hindered ability, the family
will have to help out.
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About 6,400,000 stroke survivors are alive today;
2,500,000 are males and 3,900,000 are females.
795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke
each year.
What I Learned
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More females die from strokes, but more males
suffer from strokes.
Every 45 seconds someone in America has a
stroke.
The economic impact of strokes is estimated to
cost $40-70 billion per year.
 http://www.upstate.edu/uh/strok
e/history.php
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 https://health.google.com/health
/ref/Stoke
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 Glencoe
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