Types of Stroke
This type of stroke occurs as a blockage originating in the brain.
What is an ischemic stroke?
This, also called high blood pressure, has 4 stages and when left unmanaged leads to increased risk for stroke.
What is hypertension?
This part of the brain control thinking, planning, organization, problem solving, emotions and behavioral control, and personality.
What is the frontal lobe?
Paralysis or a loss of movement in the face, usually one sided.
What is facial droop?
This is weakness on one side of the body.
What is hemiparesis?
This type of stroke occurs when a vessel in the brain ruptures.
What is a hemorrhagic stroke?
This is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high and your body either doesn't make enough insulin or can't use its own insulin as well as it should.
What is diabetes?
This part of the brain controls memory, understanding, and language.
What is the temporal lobe?
The loss of sharpness of eyesight, making objects appear out of focus and hazy.
What is blurry vision?
This is paralysis on one side of the body.
What is hemiplegia?
This type of stroke occurs when a blood clot or cholesterol plaques moves to the brain, blocking blood flow.
What is an embolic stroke?
This is a range of diseases affecting the heart such as narrow or blocked blood vessels, heart arrhythmias, and congenital heart defects.
What is cardiovascular disease?
This part of the brain controls vision.
What is the occipital lobe?
A symptom characterized by poor pronunciation of words, mumbling, or a change in speed or rhythm during talking.
What is slurred speech?
This is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act, causing feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed
What is depression?
This type of stroke affects vital, automatic functions of the body such as breathing, heart rate, vision, and swallowing.
What is a brainstem stroke?
The study of how traits such as hair color, eye color, and risk for disease are passed from parents to their children.
What are genetics?
This part of the brain controls perception, arithmetic, spelling, and making sense of the world.
What is the parietal lobe?
A term used to describe a range of sensations, such as feeling faint, woozy, weak or unsteady.
What is dizziness?
Lack of voluntary control over urination or defecation.
What is incontinence?