Try Britannica Premium for free and discover more. Subscribe The initial onset of stroke may be massive in its effects, producing widespread paralysis, inability to speak, coma, or death within a short time, usually within several hours or days. On the other hand, the onset may be manifeste...
ruptureof an artery to the brain. Sudden loss of speech, weakness, orparalysisof one side of the body can be symptoms. A suspectedstrokemay be confirmed by scanning the brain with specialX-raytests, such as CAT scans. The death rate and level of disability resulting from strokes can be d...
a result or consequence of the action of some rapidly working or efficient agency or cause: as, a stroke of lightning; a stroke of paralysis (for which the word stroke is often used absolutely, both colloquially and by physicians): the stroke of fate or of death: used in the Bible espec...
1.Patholapoplexy; rupture of a blood vessel in the brain resulting in loss of consciousness, often followed by paralysis, or embolism or thrombosis affecting a cerebral vessel 2.a pulsation, esp of the heart 3.Sportthe act or manner of striking the ball with a racket, club, bat, etc. ...
Millions of cases of death and permanent paralysis occurred because of the FDA’s delay in approving t-PA in treating stroke caused by abnormal blood clotting in the brain’s arteries. Physicians affiliated with the Life Extension Foundation were using t-PA in emergency rooms to treat ...
cerebral blood supply arteries, which leads to ischemia and necrosis of brain tissue and loss of corresponding brain function. Hemorrhagic stroke refers to the rupture of the cerebral blood supply artery, causing blood to enter the gaps between the brain and brain tissue, resulting in the death ...
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in developed countries. In the United States, a stroke occurs every 40 s, ranking stroke as the fifth leading cause of death and the first leading cause of disability in the country [1]. The high prevalence of stroke, coupled wi...
is a blocked artery in your brain. Strokes also can be caused by bleeding in the brain, which not only disrupts normal blood flow, but also puts harmful pressure on brain tissues. In either kind of stroke, your brain cells can be damaged, potentially leading to disability or even death. ...
Heat stroke typically comes on suddenly, worsens quickly, and may lead to a coma, irreversible brain damage, and death. Learn More Heat Stroke: Overview and More What is a mini stroke? A mini stroke, also called a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or a pre-stroke, is a brief stroke ...
or do many of the tasks he was used to and instead watches television and stays close to home. “Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and adult disability in the U.S,” (National Stroke Association). Stroke is known as, “the death of nerve cells caused by an interruption of bl...