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Alternate Name(s): <p>Cerebrovascular disease; CVA; Cerebral infarction; Cerebral hemorrhage </p> ... Every 45 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. A stroke can happen when: A blood vessel carrying blood to the brain is blocked by a blood clot. This is called an ischemic stroke . A blood vessel breaks open, causing blood to leak ...
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A stroke is a medical emergency. Strokes happen when blood flow to your brain stops. Within minutes, brain cells begin to die. There are two kinds of stroke. The more common kind, called ischemic stroke, is caused by a blood clot ... Bow Hunter's Stroke: What Causes It?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Stroke Puts Stress on Spousal Relationship ... The University of Ulster study included 16 married stroke survivors (nine males, seven females), aged 33 to 78. The time since their stroke ranged from two months to four years, with an average of 18 months. ... What causes a stroke?
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www.medicinenet.com/stroke/article.htm
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Another cause of heat stroke is dehydration. A dehydrated person may not be able to sweat fast enough to dissipate heat, which causes the body temperature to rise.
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www.medicinenet.com/heat_stroke/article.htm
www.medicinenet.com/heat_stroke/article.htm
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Stroke often causes people to lose mobility and/or feeling in an arm and/or leg. If this affects the left side of the body (caused by a stroke on the right side of the brain), stroke survivors may also forget or ignore their weaker side.
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www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4761
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; Stroke; What causes a stroke? ... Stroke is a disease that affects the blood vessels that supply blood to the brain. ... There are two main types of stroke. One (ischemic stroke) is caused by blockage of a blood vessel; the other (hemorrhagic stroke) is caused by bleeding. Bleeding strokes have a much higher death rate...
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Stroke — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of interruption of brain's blood supply. ... But in contrast to a stroke, which involves a more prolonged lack of blood supply and causes some permanent damage to your brain tissue, a TIA doesn't leave lasting effects to your brain.
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/stroke/DS00150/DSECTION=cause...
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What Is a Stroke? What Causes a Stroke?; 17 Aug 2009; A stroke is a condition where a blood clot or ruptured artery or blood vessel interrupts blood flow to an area of the brain. A lack of oxygen and glucose (sugar) flowing to the brain leads to the death of brain cells and...
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www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/7624.php
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Stroke Overview ... Related Stroke articles: Stroke symptoms - on WebMD; Stroke - on MedicineNet ... Next: Stroke Causes »...
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