Risk Factors
A risk factor for a stroke involving hypertension
What is high blood pressure
What is 40
Sudden ___ on one side of the body is a sign of a stroke.
What is numbness?
Alteplase, also known as ___, can be used to dissolve a blood clot that causes a stroke (there is a time component to administering this drug)
What is TPA?
A risk factor of a stroke involving LDL
What is high cholesterol?
In 2020, 1 in __ deaths from cardiovascular disease were due to stroke
What is 6?
Slurred ___ is a another sign of a stroke
What is speech?
Following an __ regimen can help reduce the risk of having another stroke in some patients
What is aspirin?
What is obesity?
Stroke is the __th leading cause of death
What is 5th?
What does "F" stand for in B.E. F.A.S.T acronym for stroke
What is face?
____ is the most common controllable cause of preventing another stroke
What is blood pressure?
A risk factor for a stroke involving nicotine
What is smoking?
About ___ of all strokes are ischemic strokes, in which blood flow to the brain is blocked
What is 87%?
What does "T" stand for in B.E. F.A.S.T acronym for stroke
What is time?
Eating __ and being physically active are lifestyle changes that can help prevent another stroke
A risk factor for a stroke involving blood sugar
What is diabetes?
In 2014, __% of people hospitalized for stroke were less than 65 five years old
What is 38?
What does "B" stand for in B.E. F.A.S.T acronym for stroke
What is balance?
____ is known as the brain's ability to recover (and is a guiding principle for treatment)
What is Neuroplasticity?