Strokes/CVAs
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- CVA; Brain attack
- Splits to form the internal carotid and the external carotid
- Blood supply to the brain, splits to form the Anterior Cerebral Artery and Middle Cerebral Artery
- Basilar Artery, splits to form the Posterior Cerebral Artery
- Inferior, medial surface of frontal lobe
- Most of the lateral surface of the hemispheres
- Medial surface of occipital and temporal lobes
- Ischemic/Occlusive (clot) and Hemorrhagic (bleed)
- Occur when a blood clot blocks blood supply from part of the brain, 2 types (thrombosis and embolism)
- Occur when a blood vessel in the brain bursts (aneurysm)
- A clot that forms right in the brain's blood vessel
- A clot that forms somewhere else, breaks off and travels to the brain
- A weakened, enlarged region in a blood vessel
- Sudden numbness/weakness of face/arm/leg (one sided), confusion, trouble speaking/understanding, seeing, walking, dizzy, loss of balance/coordination
- TIA; Ministroke or warning stroke
- Age, Race, Gender, Diabetes Mellitus, Prior Stroke or Family History
- Hypertension, Cardiac Health (cholesterol), Cigarette Smoking and History or TIAs
- CAT AKA CT Scan, a series of x-rays to looks at "slices" of the brain, show changes in tissue density, show bleed right away
- TPA/TPA (tissue plasminogen activator), anticoagulants (heparin)
- ASCVD, HTN, CABG, DVT, CEA, TIA, IDDM/NIDDM and Aortic Stenosis
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