Health Consciousness: STROKES: There two basic types. Ischemic strokes which is 80% of all strokes happens when blood flow to a part of the brain is cut off causing brain cells to die from the lack of oxygen. They r cause by hardening & clogging in the carotid arteries which feed blood from your neck to your head. Also, atrial fibrillation an irregular heart beat. (2) Hemorrhagic strokes r cause by bleeding from ruptures in a blood vessel on the surface of the brain or an artery in the brain. The death rate for Hemorrhagic strokes is 50%. STROKE WARNING SIGNS: *Sudden weakness or numbness in the face, arm, or leg on one side of the body.*Loss of speech, trouble talking or understanding speech. *Sudden dimness or loss in vision particularly in only one eye *Sudden severe headache* Unexplained dizziness, unsteadiness or sudden falls along with other signs. Women ages 30-40 r 50% likely to have a stroke than men of the same age & doubles after age 55! Strokes r no. 3 killer of women!!!
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 02:01:26 +0000
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