Stroke

Question 1

What is a stroke

Answer 1

• also known as cerebrovascular accident (accident cerebrovasculaire), when lack of blood flows to the brain, resulting in cell death

Question 2

What are the two main types of stroke

Answer 2

• Ischemic stroke: due to lack of blood flow

- Hemorrhagic stroke: due to bleeding

Question 3

Signs and symptoms of stroke

Answer 3

• Central facial palsy
• inability to move or feel one side of the body
• problems with understanding or speaking
• feeling like the world is spinning
• loss of vision to one side among others
• signs and symptoms often appear after the stroke has occurred

If the episode does not result in permanent brain injury, it is known as a transient ischemic attack