Sign & Symptoms
Causes
Diagnosis
Nursing Assessment
Treatment
100

Sudden ____ or _____ in the face, arm, or leg especially on one side of the body 

Numbness or weakness 

100

Blood clot in the cerebral vein in the brain

Cerebral thrombosis 

100

Your healthcare provider about your _______ when your symptoms start or upon admission 

Medical history 

100

Change in level of ______ or responsiveness 

Consciousness

100

Should be taken 24-48 hours after stroke symptoms begin

Antiplatelets and anticoagulants 

200

Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or difficulty understanding ______

Speech

200

A blood clot (thrombus) that starts from the heart or blood vessel where the clot originates and stops in an artery that leads to or rest within the brain 

Cerebral embolism

200

The healthcare provider may check how alert you are, and see if you can’t move one side of the face or have trouble with ______ and ______

Corrdination and balance 

200

Stiffness or flaccidity of the 

Neck

200

is a procedure where the doctor inserts a catheter into a large blood vessel inside your head.

Mechanical thrombectomy 

300

This occurs in one or both eyes

Trouble seeing 

300

Life-threatening Type of stroke, caused by bleeding into the space surrounding the brain

Subarachnoid hemorrhage 

300

Healthcare provider may check if you feel _____ or weak in any part of the body 

numb 
300

Eye opening, comparative size of the pupil and pupillary reaction to 

Light

300

This is a procedure where they inflate the artery and support the walls with a

Stent 

400

Sudden trouble ______, dizziness, loss of balance or lack of coordination 

Walking 

400

Occurs when a diseased blood vessel within the brain bursts, allowing blood to leak inside the brain

Intracerebral hemorrhage 

400

Healthcare provider may see if you have trouble with your _____ or speech 

Vision 

400

Ability to 

Speak

400

If the aneurysm has burst, the doctor may do ______ to clip the aneurysm and prevent new bleeding.

Surgery

500

Sudden severe _____ with no known cause 

Headache 

500

high _____ can increase the risk of strokes 

Blood pressure 

500

During a physical exam the healthcare provider may take your blood pressure and listen to your 

listen to your heart 

500

Presence of 

Bleeding 

500

This medication is most prescribed in the US. These drugs prevent production of the enzyme that can turn cholesterol into plaque 

Statins 

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