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brain attack, term signifying that a stroke is in progress and an emergency situation exists. So-called to draw attention to the situation as in heart attack by the American Stroke Association. See cerebrovascular insult. brain attack Neurology A lay term for an abrupt, nonpsychogenic change in mental status, unrelated to infection or trauma; BAs correspond to either a TIA or CVA. See Cerebrovascular accident, Stroke, Transient ischemic attack. Patient discussion about brain attack. Q. Why does it take so long to talk!!! I had a stroke Dec 17, 2006. My left side of brain was effected. So my right hand and right leg is hard to use. I have a brain aneurysm, that is not operable. Why can't I talk normally,in person and over the phone so people can understand me. A. I am sorry to hear about your stroke and wish you a fast recovery. Here is an article I found which discusses the problem to talk normally after a stroke: http://www.stroke.org/site/DocServer/NSAFactSheet_Cognition.pdf?docID=986 Q. Migraine stroke Hi, I'm 58 years-old male and I have migraines with aura since age 14. Two weeks ago, I felt weakness in the left side of my body, and at the hospital the doctors told me I had a stroke. I underwent several tests, but they still don't know the cause for the stroke (my lab tests are normal; I don't have diabetes or hypertension). My neurologist said that although it's very rare, he thinks that my stroke was caused by my migraine. I tried to find information about it, but couldn't find much – do you know where I can get some more info? Thanks! A. I was sorry to hear about your stroke. I hope you feel better now. I tried to search the net and found several links you may find intresting: http://headaches.about.com/od/migrainediseas1/a/mx_stroke_risk.htm http://chealth.canoe.ca/channel_section_details.asp?text_id=3578&channel_id=7&relation_id=24636 I hope you'll find them helpfull best wishes! Q. What Are the Risk Factors for Developing Stroke? My father had a stroke recently, at the age of 73. What are the risk factors for developing this? A. Primary risk factors include: Read more or ask a question about brain attack1) smoking 2) excessive alcohol intake 3) uncontrolled high blood pressure 4) high cholesterol 5) overweight/unhealthy diet 6) illegal drugs/abuse of Rx drugs 7) known or unknown heart problems 8) diabetes 9) known or unknown vascular brain defects - aneurysm, etc. 10)family history of stroke How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Professionals commonly refer to strokes as brain attacks because they have origins similar to those of a heart attack. : Also called a brain attack, a stroke describes the symptoms of a patient with an injury to the brain from a lack of blood flow or from bleeding. The certification is based on the recommendations for primary stroke centers published by the Brain Attack Coalition and the American Stroke Association's statements/guidelines for stroke care. |
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