Subsequently, slow flow, turbulence, or irregularity in the endothelium can trigger the formation of local blood clots, potentially leading to artery-to-artery embolism, commonly affecting the posterior cerebral artery [22]. Furthermore, dissection has also been described following a minor injury such...
A stroke is a brain injury caused by a sudden interruption of blood supply to the brain. The lack of blood oxygen and nutrients can cause sudden onset and ultimately lasting effects on muscle tone, speech, or cognitive ability. There are two distinct types of stroke: hemorrhagic and ischemic....
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First, strokes affecting the cortex, although the focus of most stroke research including here, account for only about 30% of strokes, while the majority are small subcortical impacts72,73. Future work could more closely investigate the relationship between small subcortical impacts and social ...
However, survivors often live with the long-term sequela, such as physical disabilities, neuropsychiatric problems, and speech and cognitive impairment9,10,11. The global burden of stroke has been reported in previous studies, however this information is now out of date and the different subtypes...
Speech problems – the victim’s speech might be jumbled or slurred A quick diagnosis is crucial – if it’s an ischaemic stroke you may need special drugs to break up blood clots, and the sooner these are prescribed the better. However, all too often the symptoms of a stroke are mistake...
While speech-affecting stroke did not seem to cause greater levels of hearing impairment or handicap than for other participants matched for age and gender, this may be due to a low prevalence of participants with severe effects on speech or language as a result of their stroke. Although 52%...
China has consistently ranked high in terms of sodium consumption, making it the top contributor to adverse health outcomes affecting its citizens. High sodium consumption significantly increases the risk of hypertension, which is associated with ICH. Therefore, decreasing salt intake is a critical step...
Symptoms of stroke develop suddenly. In cases of severe brain damage there may be deep coma, paralysis of one side of the body, and loss of speech, followed by death or permanent neurological disturbances after recovery. If the brain damage sustained has been slight, there is usually complete...
However, it may be missed in patients who recover mobility and speech rapidly and are discharged from hospital quickly to community services without a full cognitive assessment. Missing such impairment can be costly, not only in personal terms, but also by reducing the patient’s ability to ...