| Stroke Treatment In India | | | | temporary or permanent disabilities. |
| A stroke occurs when the blood supply to a part | | | | Stroke complications differ depending what part |
| of your brain is interrupted or severely reduced, | | | | of the brain was affected and may include : - |
| depriving brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients. | | | | * Paralysis or loss of muscle movement. |
| Within a few minutes, brain cells begin to die... | | | | Sometimes, a lack of blood flow to the brain can |
| Symptoms | | | | cause a person to become paralyzed on one side |
| Watch for these stroke symptoms if you think | | | | of the body... |
| you or someone else is having a stroke : - | | | | Tests and diagnosis |
| * Trouble with walking. If you're having a stroke, | | | | If you've had a previous stroke or TIA or think |
| you may stumble or have sudden dizziness, loss | | | | you're at risk of stroke, talk with your doctor |
| of balance or loss of coordination. | | | | about screening tests. Before treating a stroke, |
| * Trouble with speaking. If you're having a stroke, | | | | your doctor must figure out what type of stroke |
| you may slur your speech or may not be able to | | | | you're having and what parts of your brain it's |
| come up with ... | | | | affecting.... |
| When to see a doctor | | | | Treatments and drugs |
| If you notice any signs or symptoms of a stroke | | | | Getting prompt medical treatment for stroke is |
| or TIA, get medical help right away. A TIA may | | | | important. Treatment itself depends on the type |
| seem like a passing event. But it's an important | | | | of stroke. |
| warning sign — and a chance to take steps | | | | Ischemic stroke |
| that may prevent a stroke... | | | | To treat an ischemic stroke, doctors must quickly |
| You may need to take additional actions in the | | | | restore blood flow to your brain. Emergency |
| following situations : - | | | | treatment with medications. Therapy with |
| * If the person stops breathing, begin | | | | clot-busting drugs must start within three hours. .. |
| mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. | | | | You may be given : - |
| * If vomiting occurs, turn the person's head to | | | | * Aspirin. Aspirin is the best-proven immediate |
| the side. This can prevent choking... | | | | treatment after a stroke to reduce the likelihood |
| Ischemic stroke | | | | of having another stroke. In the emergency |
| About 80 percent of strokes are ischemic | | | | room, it's likely you'll be given a dose of aspirin. |
| strokes. They occur when the arteries to your | | | | The dose may vary... |
| brain are narrowed or blocked, causing severely | | | | * Tissue plasminogen activator. Some people who |
| reduced blood flow (ischemia)... | | | | are having a stroke can benefit from an injection |
| The most common ischemic strokes are : - | | | | of tissue plasminogen activator (TPA). TPA is a |
| * Thrombotic stroke : - This type of stroke | | | | potent clot-busting drug that helps some people |
| occurs when a blood clot (thrombus) forms in one | | | | who have had stroke recover more fully. .. |
| of the arteries that supply blood to your brain. A | | | | * Carotid endarterectomy : - In this procedure, a |
| clot usually forms in areas damaged by | | | | surgeon removes plaques that block the carotid |
| atherosclerosis — a disease in which the | | | | arteries that run up both sides of your neck to |
| arteries are clogged by fatty deposits (plaques). | | | | your brain.... |
| This process can occur within one of the two | | | | * Hemorrhagic stroke |
| carotid (kuh-ROT-id) arteries of your neck that | | | | Surgery may be used to treat a hemorrhagic |
| carry blood to your brain, as well as in other | | | | stroke or prevent another one. The most |
| arteries of the neck or brain. | | | | common procedures — aneurysm clipping and |
| * Embolic stroke : - An embolic stroke occurs | | | | arteriovenous malformation (AVM) removal — |
| when a blood clot or other particle forms in a | | | | carry some risks... |
| blood vessel away from your brain — | | | | Your doctor may recommend one of these |
| commonly in your heart — and is swept | | | | procedures if you're at high risk of spontaneous |
| through your bloodstream... | | | | aneurysm or AVM rupture : - |
| Hemorrhagic stroke | | | | * Aneurysm clipping : - A tiny clamp is placed at |
| "Hemorrhage" is the medical word for bleeding. | | | | the base of the aneurysm, isolating it from the |
| Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in | | | | circulation of the artery to which it's attached. |
| your brain leaks or ruptures. Hemorrhages can | | | | This can keep the aneurysm from bursting, or it |
| result from a number of conditions that affect | | | | can prevent re-bleeding of an aneurysm that has |
| your blood vessels... | | | | recently hemorrhaged. The clip will stay in place |
| There are two types of hemorrhagic stroke : - | | | | permanently. |
| * Intracerebral hemorrhage : - In this type of | | | | * Coiling (aneurysm embolization) : In an |
| stroke, a blood vessel in the brain bursts and spills | | | | embolization procedure, a catheter is maneuvered |
| into the surrounding brain tissue, damaging cells. | | | | into the aneurysm. A tiny coil is pushed through |
| Brain cells beyond the leak are deprived of blood | | | | the catheter and positioned.. |
| and are also damaged. .. | | | | Every person's stroke recovery is different. |
| Transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke | | | | Depending on what complications you might have, |
| A transient ischemic attack (TIA, or ministroke) is | | | | the team of people to help you in your recovery |
| a brief episode of symptoms similar to those | | | | could include: |
| you'd have in a stroke. The cause of a transient | | | | * Rehabilitation doctor (physiatrist) |
| ischemic attack is a temporary decrease in blood | | | | * Nurse |
| supply to part of your brain. Most attacks last | | | | * Dietitian |
| just a few minutes... | | | | * Physical therapist.. |
| Risk factors | | | | Please log on to: - |
| Many factors can increase your risk of a stroke. | | | | Send your query: - |
| A number of these factors can also increase your | | | | We Care Core Values |
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| Stroke risk factors includ : - | | | | keeps you as the centre”. |
| * A family history of stroke, heart attack or TIA | | | | Having the industry’s most elaborate and |
| * Being age 55 or older | | | | exclusive Patient Care and Clinical Coordination |
| * High blood pressure — a systolic blood | | | | teams stationed at each partner hospital, we |
| pressure of 140 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) | | | | provide you the smoothest and seamless care |
| or higher, or a diastolic pressure of 90 mm Hg or | | | | ever imagined. With a ratio of one Patient Care |
| higher... | | | | Manager to five patients our patient care |
| Complications | | | | standards are unmatched across the sub |
| Depending on how long the brain suffers a lack of | | | | continent. |
| blood flow, a stroke can sometimes cause | | | | |