Types
There are two types of stroke, with the most common being Ischemic.
This is the other "type" of stroke
Hemorrhagic
How many times more risk are people with high blood pressure to become stroke compare to healthy people?
10 times
Prevention for stroke, exercising is important. What should we do as a perio department person?
Pickle ball
Postural syncope is caused by a sudden drop in blood pressure due to a quick change in position, such as from lying down to standing. Patients with this type of syncope usually have changes in their blood pressure that cause it to drop by at least 20 mmHg systolic and this amount diastolic, when they stand.
10 mmHg
When drugs such as an antiplatelet, are taken before a stroke or TIA has occurred, to hep mitigate the risk of a first incident.
Primary prevention
The most common type of syncope
Vasovagal
Reducing blood pressure is essential in stroke prevention. Healthy patients with high blood pressure should aim for blood pressure below 140/90 mmHg. How about patients with diabetes?
130/80 mmHg
The acronym FAST is an easy way to remember signs of stroke and what to do if you think a stroke has occurred. The first two letters "F" and "A" stand for what part of the body.
Face and Arms
The percentage of people who have a first stroke that will go on to have another stroke within 5 years
25%
This occurs when a susceptible person urinates and empties an overfilled bladder.
Micturition syncope
A type of Ischemic stroke
Occlusive/ anterior circulation /posterior circulation
The heart's pumping ability is impaired.
Herat Failure
Hemorrhagic strokes can occur in two areas. One area is the Intracerebral, the other is this.
Subarachnoid
The risk for stroke is increased this many times in hypertensive people
10
Certain medications and dehydration can lead to this condition.
Postural syncope
Migraines can cause fainting on rare occasions. This is categorized under what "type" of syncope.
Neurologic
Arrhythmia, structural heart disease, myocardial ischemia, valve disease, aortic stenosis, blood clot, or heart failure can affect blood flow to the brain leading to this type of syncope.
Cardiac syncope
Hyperventilation from an anxiety disorder can cause fainting. Rarely, people pretend to faint to minimize stress or for some recognized gain in this type of syncope.
Psychogenic