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Patalganga
Dr. P R Ranjan
What Is a Stroke?
A stroke occurs when a
blockage to the brain's
blood supply occurs.
Common conditions
that increase a person's
risk for strokes include
high blood pressure,
elevated cholesterol
levels, diabetes, and
obesity.
Stroke Risk Factors: Diet
Eat a diet that has low
fat and low cholesterol
to reduce the chance
of plaque formation in
blood vessels.
Foods high in salt may
increase blood
pressure.
A diet that contains a
lot of vegetables, fruits,
and whole grains,
along with more fish
and less meat
(especially red meat) is
suggested to lower
stroke risk.
Stroke Risk Factors You Can't Control
Unfortunately, there are
some risk factors that
people cannot control,
such as family history of
strokes, gender (men are
more likely to have a
stroke), and race (African
Americans, Native
Americans, and Alaskan
Natives all have
increased risk for
strokes). In addition,
women who get strokes
are more likely to die
from the stroke than
men.
Stroke: Emergency Treatment
Emergency stroke
treatment depends on
the type of stroke.
* Ischemic strokes are treated
by methods designed to
remove (dissolve) or bypass a
clot in a blood vessel
*Hemorrhagic strokes are
treated by attempts to stop
the bleeding in the brain,
control high blood pressure,
and reduce brain swelling.
Hemorrhagic strokes are more
difficult to treat.
Stroke Rehab: Physical Therapy
Physical therapy is
designed to improve a
persons strength, gross
coordination, and
balance.
Regaining fine motor
skills like buttoning a
shirt or using a knife and
fork or writing a letter
are activities that
occupational therapy is
designed to aid.
Stroke Prevention: Lifestyle
Quit smoking,
exercise, and if
obese, lose weight.
Limit alcohol, salt,
and fat intake and
get into the habit of
eating more
vegetables, fruits,
whole grains, and
more fish and less
meat.
Life After a Stroke
About two-thirds of people
that have a stroke each year
survive and usually need
some level of rehabilitation.
Some who get clot-busting
drugs may recover
completely, others will not.
Many people who have
disability after a stroke can
function independently with
therapy and rehabilitation
methods. Although the risk
of having a second stroke is
higher after the first stroke,
individuals can take the steps
outlined in previous slides to
reduce this risk.