What is an ischaemic stroke?
What is an ischaemic stroke?
An ischaemic stroke happens when a blockage cuts off the blood supply to the brain. You may also hear it referred to as a clot.
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6.399 -> an ischemic stroke is the most common
8.4 -> type of stroke 85 of all strokes in the
11.679 -> uk are caused by an ischemic stroke an
14.4 -> ischemic stroke
15.92 -> is when a blood clot from somewhere in
17.6 -> the body or within the brain itself
19.76 -> travels up through your blood system and
21.68 -> as the arteries get smaller and smaller
23.519 -> and smaller it simply gets stuck
26.88 -> straight away
28.24 -> the cell surrounding that blood vessel
30.48 -> can't get the oxygen and nutrients that
32.559 -> it needs and they start to die
34.96 -> and that area spreads and spreads and
37.2 -> spreads as the more time passes
40.239 -> the fast test can help you recognize the
42.399 -> symptoms of a stroke that's face harm
45.52 -> speech and time to call 999
48.719 -> if someone's having an ischemic stroke
50.719 -> it's really important to get them into
52.32 -> hospital because there's a range of
53.68 -> different medications and procedures
55.36 -> they can have to save that person's
57.36 -> brain
58.559 -> one of the key treatments for ischemic
60.079 -> stroke is called thrombolysis
62.079 -> thrombolysis is a really pungent
64 -> clot-busting drug that's given through
65.519 -> your bloodstream it travels up to the
67.04 -> brain and it breaks down the clot and
69.439 -> that then restores the blood flow to the
71.2 -> brain so that saves the potential cells
74 -> that would have died if we hadn't have
75.6 -> got that thrombolysis into their system
77.92 -> the important thing to remember with
79.2 -> thrombolysis is you can only give it for
81.119 -> up to four and a half hours after the
83.28 -> person first shows the signs and
84.96 -> symptoms of a stroke
86.479 -> and that's why we say time is brain the
88.479 -> faster you act the more of the person
90.079 -> you save
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