Stroke or as it is also known as "cerebrovascular accident", thrombosis or embolism is a pathology that causes effects on the blood vessels that are responsible for supplying blood to the brain, generally this occurs when a blood vessel responsible for transporting blood to the brain breaks or it is covered by a clot or particle, because of this the blood flow that the brain requires is interrupted, causing the cells in the affected area to die after a few minutes.
The symptoms that can occur due to stroke are variable and will depend on the area of the brain that was affected, which makes the diagnosis of an accident more difficult, the signs that must be taken into account to be able to define if it is in presence of a stroke are as follows. Abruptly losing strength in any of the limbs (arms or legs), if the affected person feels weak on one side of the face or if it is difficult for them to smile, not being able to speak correctly when using words out of place, in certain cases these symptoms can occur at the same time. If it is a hemorrhagic stroke, the symptoms are not so obvious, it presents as a kind of headache in conjunction with dizziness and vomiting, being difficult to balance, in some cases you can suddenly lose consciousness.
Some of the elements that increase the chances of having a stroke cannot be controlled, such is the case of genetics, age and sex, however a large part of these causes can be modified and treated to thereby reduce the possibility of a stroke. accident. The following are the factors considered to be the main causes of stroke.
- The elderly, especially after 55 years because according to experts every decade lived increases the chance of suffering from stroke.
- The genetics, it is believed that people with close relatives who have suffered from stroke are more likely to present this pathology.
- The type of sex also influences, although the percentages of stroke are similar in both men and women, the mortality figures due to it show that more than half of the deaths are in women.
- The hypertension is the factor of risk with which readily predictable stroke. Most of the people who have suffered from it, have had pictures of high blood pressure before.
