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Stroke - Coggle Diagram
Stroke
Symtoms
Face
Dropped to one side
unable to smile
Eye/or mouth dropped
Arms
Unable to life arms
Speech
Slurred or garbled
Unable to talk
Unable to understand what you are saying
Blurred/lost vision
Dizziness
Problem with coordination
Difficulty swallowing
Severe headache
Loss of conciousness
Causes - Uncontrollable risk factors
older age
race
gender
history of prior stroke
hereditary and genetics
Causes - Controllable risk factors
high blood pressure
smoking
lack of exercise
excessive alcohol
Recources
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stroke/prevention/
https://www.cooperhealth.org/services/stroke-program/complications-after-stroke
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stroke/treatment/
Specific dietary advice
Have a healthy diet
Limit salt to no more than 6g
Plenty of fruit and vegetables
Treatments
Treating ischaemic strokes
Thrombolysis – "clot buster" medicine
Thrombectomy
removes blood clots
restore blood flow to brain
Aspirin and other antiplatelets
Treating haemorrhagic strokes
Surgery
repair blood vessels
Possible Complications
Hemorrhagic Stroke (Bleeding)
blood clots
brai swelling
seizures
memory loss
vision and hearing problems
Ischemic Stroke (Clots)
blood clots
urinary tract infections
bowel and bladder
mobility prob lems