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Healthy Habits The Pulse on Heart Health Healthy Brought to you by the Clark County Health Department. Your source for trusted information on various health, wellness, and safety topics! Life by Katie Cook, BSN, RN May is known as National Stroke Awareness Month. While we have talked about this before, I want to do a deep dive so that you can recognize a stroke when it happens to you or someone close to you. According to the American Heart Association, stroke is a disease that affects the arteries (blood vessels) within and leading to the brain. A stroke occurs when the arteries are blocked by a clot (ischemic stroke), or the artery bursts or ruptures (hemorrhagic stroke). You may also have heard of a “mini stroke” caused by a temporary clot. This is called a transient ischemic attack, or TIA. The location in the brain where the stroke occurs determines what side effects can be expected following a stroke. Different areas of the brain control movement, emotion, speech, hearing, vision, memory, problem solving, and personality. Without prompt treatment, brain cells can begin to die, potentially leading to long term disability or death. Stroke risk factors include: · High Blood Pressure · Poor Diet · High Cholesterol · Sickle Cell Disease · Heart Disease · Race (higher in Black and Hispanic races) · Smoking · Physical Inactivity · Atrial Fibrillation · Carotid Artery Disease · Age (risk increases with age ) · Gender (higher in women) · Diabetes · Obesity · Sleep apnea · Peripheral Artery Disease · Family History · Prior Stroke or TIA
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Healthy Habits The Pulse on Heart Health Healthy Brought to you by the Clark County Health Department. Your source for trusted information on various health, wellness, and safety topics! Life by Katie Cook, BSN, RN May is known as National Stroke Awareness Month. While we have talked about this before, I want to do a deep dive so that you can recognize a stroke when it happens to you or someone close to you. According to the American Heart Association, stroke is a disease that affects the arteries (blood vessels) within and leading to the brain. A stroke occurs when the arteries are blocked by a clot (ischemic stroke), or the artery bursts or ruptures (hemorrhagic stroke). You may also have heard of a “mini stroke” caused by a temporary clot. This is called a transient ischemic attack, or TIA. The location in the brain where the stroke occurs determines what side effects can be expected following a stroke. Different areas of the brain control movement, emotion, speech, hearing, vision, memory, problem solving, and personality. Without prompt treatment, brain cells can begin to die, potentially leading to long term disability or death. Stroke risk factors include: · High Blood Pressure · Poor Diet · High Cholesterol · Sickle Cell Disease · Heart Disease · Race (higher in Black and Hispanic races) · Smoking · Physical Inactivity · Atrial Fibrillation · Carotid Artery Disease · Age (risk increases with age ) · Gender (higher in women) · Diabetes · Obesity · Sleep apnea · Peripheral Artery Disease · Family History · Prior Stroke or TIA
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