What is Stroke?
Aug 26, 2023
What is Stroke?
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0 -> What is Stroke?
3.04 -> Stroke
4.52 -> Stroke is a brain attack
6.84 -> which causes your body to become paralyzed.
9.56 -> It is a very common problem
11.88 -> throughout the world.
13.24 -> Every 1 in 6 man
15.08 -> and every 1 in 5 woman
17.08 -> is at risk for developing stroke.
20 -> It is the second highest cause of death
22.32 -> and highest cause of disability in the world.
26.16 -> What happens in Stroke?
28.04 -> In about 80% of cases,
30.04 -> stroke is due to blockage of a blood vessel in brain
32.72 -> due to blood clot.
33.92 -> In 20% of cases,
35.92 -> stroke is due to rupture of a blood vessel in brain.
38.68 -> In both cases,
40.12 -> parts of affected brain
41.56 -> suddenly stop working.
43.36 -> What causes Stroke?
45.32 -> There are many causes.
46.72 -> Most important cause is high blood pressure,
49.36 -> especially long standing and uncontrolled
high blood pressure.
53.76 -> Diabetes,
54.8 -> high cholesterol and heart diseases
57.12 -> are also important risk factor.
59.08 -> Another important risk factor
61.08 -> is tobacco in the form of cigarette,
63.4 -> shisha or even chewing tobacco.
66.24 -> These factors over period of time
68.56 -> affect blood vessels of brain,
70.52 -> ending up in either blockage
72.12 -> or rupture of them.
73.6 -> How do we identify Stroke?
75.6 -> Acronym for stroke symptoms
77.72 -> is known as FAST.
79.2 -> F stands for paralysis or drooping FACE.
82.64 -> A is for weakness of ARMS or legs.
85.96 -> S represents slurring of SPEECH
88.2 -> and inability to speak.
89.84 -> If any one develops one or more
of these symptoms suddenly,
93.56 -> they probably had a stroke.
95.32 -> T stands for time,
97.32 -> means you have to rush to emergency
99.52 -> because in stroke,
100.84 -> ‘time is brain’.
102.28 -> If you loose time,
103.52 -> you are going to loose brain.
105.52 -> What to do if someone has a stroke?
108.32 -> Take patient to emergency room
110.44 -> as soon as possible.
112.28 -> An urgent CT scan is needed
114.28 -> to find out if it is due to a blood clot
116.6 -> or rupture of blood vessel (or brain hemorrhage).
119.48 -> If it is due to a blood clot,
121.48 -> patient may benefit from a clot busting drug
124.2 -> called TPA.
125.68 -> This mediator can only be given with 4-5 hours.
129.72 -> Patient needs to be admitted in hospital,
131.96 -> preferably in a stroke care unit.
134.56 -> Blood pressure control
135.96 -> and prevention of complications like Pneumonia
are mandatory.
139.32 -> Long Term Care
141.24 -> Stroke patients require long time to recover,
144.48 -> usually months
145.72 -> and have a chance of recurrence of stroke.
148.2 -> Long term care requires:
150.2 -> - Daily medications prescribed by doctors.
152.6 -> - Abstinence from smoking/tobacco
154.88 -> - Rehabilitation and regular exercise
157.68 -> Some patients may require surgery of brain
or blood vessel.
162.08 -> Take home Message
164 -> - Stroke is preventable.
165.56 -> If risk factors are controlled,
167.4 -> especially high blood pressure.
169.32 -> - Stroke is treatable.
171.08 -> Most people can go back to work
173.08 -> with the correct treatment.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAPgHluIuNE
