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2.  A stroke is an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain.  Hippocrates, the father of medicine, first recognized stroke over 2,400 years ago.

3.  The symptoms of a stroke depend on what part of the brain is damaged. Some people might not even realize they’re having a stroke. Symptoms may last for a day or two, but you should be concerned right when symptoms start.

4.  Muscle weakness in the face, arm, or leg (usually just one side)  Numbness or tingling on one side of the body  Trouble speaking or understanding others  Problems with eyesight  Sensation changes that affect touch and the ability to feel pain, temperature, etc.  Changes in hearing  Change in alertness  Personality, mood, or emotional changes  Confusion or loss of memory

5.  Difficulty swallowing  Changes in taste  Difficulty writing or reading  Loss of coordination  Loss of balance  Clumsiness  Trouble walking  Dizziness or abnormal sensation of movement (vertigo)  Lack of control over the bladder or bowels  Headache

6.  -Age  -Heredity and race –African Americans have the highest risk of stroke.  -Gender  -Prior stroke or heart attack  -Blood Pressure  -Smoking  -Diabetes  -High cholesterol  - Poor diet  -Physical inactivity and obesity  -Geographic location – strokes are more common in the southeastern United States then in other areas.  -Socioeconomic factors -strokes are more common among low- income people.  -Drug and alcohol abuse

7.  -Surgery: - carotid endarterectomy -cerebral angioplasty  A healthy diet and exercise can reduce your chances of having a stroke.  If you’re having a stroke caused by a blood clot, you may be given medicine. But if you’re having a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain, you will not be given medicine.  The more your family helps with the recovery process, the faster and better you recover.

8.  You may have surgery, or you may be given medicine to stop the stroke right after it occurs.  You may have to go to therapy to gain back physical and mental abilities you lost.  The individual may lose some mental and physical ability due to damage on the brain. Because of their hindered ability, the family will have to help out.

9.  About 6,400,000 stroke survivors are alive today; 2,500,000 are males and 3,900,000 are females.  795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year. What I Learned  More females die from strokes, but more males suffer from strokes.  Every 45 seconds someone in America has a stroke.  The economic impact of strokes is estimated to cost $40-70 billion per year.

10.  http://www.upstate.edu/uh/strok e/history.php http://www.upstate.edu/uh/strok e/history.php   https://health.google.com/health /ref/Stoke https://health.google.com/health /ref/Stoke   Glencoe Health Textbook page 692