| As we mentioned in part I, strokes are caused by | | | | receive enough oxygen. They then cannot make |
| uncontrolled diet that is high in saturated and trans | | | | enough energy and will eventually stop working.a) |
| fats as a result of bad cholesterol building up in | | | | If blood clots from the inside of the arteries of |
| the blood vessels that block the circulation of | | | | the brain, we have thrombic stroke. |
| blood to the body including the brain. If oxygen is | | | | Study shows that this type of stroke is |
| not delivered to the brain cells, some cells die off | | | | responsible for almost 50% of all strokes. The |
| and can not reproduce, then you may get a | | | | most common problem is narrowing off the |
| stroke. Other happen when a blood vessel in the | | | | arteries in the neck or head.b) If blood clotted in |
| brain ruptures causing the cells in your brain | | | | other parts of the body's arteries subsequently |
| deprived of oxygen. | | | | entering the brain, we have embolic stroke. In this |
| There are 2 types of stroke: | | | | case the clot was formed somewhere other than |
| 1. Ischemic stroke caused by a clot or other | | | | in the brain itself. |
| blockage within an artery leading to the brain. | | | | The clot then travels the bloodstream until they |
| 2. Hemorrhagic stroke caused by the vessel in the | | | | become lodged and can not travel any further. |
| brain rupturing in result of blood leaking into the | | | | This naturally restricts the flow of blood to the |
| brain. | | | | brain and results in embolic stoke. |
| 1. Ischemic stroke | | | | 2. Hemorrhagic stroke |
| This is the most common type of stroke | | | | Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel |
| accounting for almost 80% of all strokes. The | | | | bursts inside the brain, causing an increase of the |
| brain depends on its arteries to bring fresh blood | | | | fluid pressure on the brain and harms the brain by |
| from the heart and lungs. The blood carries | | | | pressing it against the skull. Hemorrhagic stroke is |
| oxygen and nutrients to the brain, and takes | | | | associated with high blood pressure, which |
| away carbon dioxide and cellular waste. If an | | | | stresses the arterial walls until they break. |
| artery is blocked then the brain cells may not | | | | I hope this information will help. |