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What is St ro ke ? What are t he t ype s o f st ro ke ?

Stro ke is a disease that affects the arteries leading
to and within the brain. It is the No . 3 cause o f death
in the United States, behind diseases o f the heart
and cancer.
A stro ke o ccurs when a blo o d vessel that carries
o xygen and nutrients to the brain is either blo cked
by a clo t o r bursts. When that happens, part o f the
brain canno t get the blo o d (and o xygen) it needs,
so it starts to die.
Learn mo re abo ut the impact o f stro ke in the US.
Stro ke can be caused either by a clo t o bstructing the
flo w o f blo o d to the brain (called an ischemic
stro ke) o r by a blo o d vessel rupturing and
preventing blo o d flo w to the brain (called a
hemo rrhagic stro ke ).
What are t he e f f e ct s o f st ro ke ?
The brain is an extremely co mplex o rgan that
co ntro ls vario us bo dy functio ns. If a stro ke o ccurs
and blo o d flo w can't reach the regio n that co ntro ls a
particular bo dy functio n, that part o f the bo dy wo n't
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Underst anding Risk Diagnosis and Treat ment St roke in Children

Risk facto rs are traits and lifestyle habits that
increase the risk o f disease. Extensive clinical
and statistical studies have identified several
facto rs that increase the risk o f stro ke. Mo st o f
them can be mo dified, treated o r co ntro lled.
So me can’t.
When so meo ne has sho wn sympto ms o f a Stro ke in infants and children presents unique
stro ke o r a T IA (transient ischemic attack), a challenges to parents, caregivers and
do cto r will gather info rmatio n and make a researchers.
diagno sis and begin a co urse o f t re at m e nt
depending o n the cause o f the stro ke.

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