Stroke Basics
A stroke occurs when this is blocked or bursts in the brain.
What is a blood vessel?
B
What is balance?
This common condition increases stroke risk due to high blood pressure.
Hypertension.
Limiting salt in your diet helps control this major risk factor.
What is blood pressure?
The #5 leading cause of death and disability in the U.S.
What is a stroke?
This type of stroke is caused by a clot blocking blood flow.
What is an ischemic stroke?
E
What is eyesight/visual changes?
This heart rhythm disorder can cause clots that lead to strokes.
What is atrial fibrillation or AFib?
Replacing saturated fats with healthy fats helps reduce this.
What is cholesterol?
What is aphasia?
This type of stroke is caused by bleeding into or around the brain.
What is a hemorrhagic stroke?
F
What is facial drooping?
Smoking increases stroke risk by damaging this.
What is blood vessels?
A healthy lifestyle includes getting this many hours of sleep per night.
What is 7-9?
The term for when you try to move a limb after a stroke, and the muscles contract (shorten or flex).
What is spasticity?
This mini-stroke has no lasting effects but is a warning sign.
What is a TIA (transient ischemic attack)?
A
What is arm weakness?
What is diabetes?
The # of minutes per week of moderate intensity exercise recommended to control cholesterol, diabetes, and weight.
What is 150 minutes?
The part of the brain responsible for high level thinking (personality, reasoning, parts of speech).
Frontal lobe
A clot dissolving medication given through an IV that allows blood to flow again.
S + T
What is slurred speech & time to call 911?
The two main types of stroke prevention medications that prevent blood clots from forming.
What is anti-platelet agents (i.e., aspirin) and anticoagulants?
The percentage of strokes that may be prevented.
The term for difficulty swallowing after a stroke.
What is dysphagia?