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So...What is a mini-stroke?

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

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Today I wanted to write about strokes. My grandmother had a mini-stroke a year ago, and it brought about some changes in the household.
First I want to write about Transient Ischemic Attack is also is known as a TIA or "Mini-stroke." This is what my grandmother had.
When a stroke occurs there is A temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain which causes the following symptoms:
  • Dizziness
  • visual changes
  • weakness, numbness in one or more limbs
  • difficulty swallowing
The TIA only lasts a few minutes to a few hours
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A Cerebral Vascular Accident or a CVA  is a Stroke that is caused by a clot in a blood vessel or bleeding inside a blood vessel in the brain.
A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks or ruptures and its also known as a bleed.
After a stroke there may be Behavioral changes which are:
  • Depression
  • Tearfulness
  • personality shifts
  • apathy
Sources: 
  1. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/stroke/symptoms-causes/syc-20350113
  2. http://www.stroke.org/understand-stroke/what-stroke
  3. https://www.medicinenet.com/stroke_symptoms_and_treatment/article.htm
  4. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/7624.php

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