Stroke
OUTLINE
I. Introduction
II. What is a stroke?
A. Symptoms of a stroke
B. Factors leading to strokes
1. Medical conditions that increase your stroke risk
2. Controllable risk factors
3. Uncontrollable risk factors
III. Diagnose and treatment
A. How a stroke is diagnosed
. The status of stroke: Statistical information
B. Treatment steps
C. Preventing another stroke
IV. The effects of a stroke
V. Conclusion
I. INTRODUCTION
The brain controls our body movements, processes information from the outside world and allows us to communicate with others. A stroke occurs when part of the brain stops working because of problems with its blood supply. This leads to the classic symptoms of a stroke, such as a sudden weakness affecting the arm and leg on the same side of the body.
The brain is one of the most delicate parts of the body and, tragically, even a short time without a good blood supply can be disastrous. For example, although a finger or even a leg can be successfully saved after many hours without a blood supply, the brain is damaged within minutes. The symptoms of a stroke usually come on quickly and can be very severe.
II. What is a Stroke?
Hippocrates, the father of medicine, first recognized what a stroke over 2,400 years ago. At this time it was called 'apoplexy'', which means "struck down by violence" in Greek. This was due to the fact that a person developed sudden paralysis and change in well-being. Physicians had...
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