Saturday, December 7, 2019

stroke

a stroke . anyone can be affected .
formation of plaque in carotid artery disloges to result in stroke . the patient can be maimed for life , with loss of speech and inability to move limbs .
a devastating episodes usually resoves if thin small plaques rupture and emboli shower distally into the brain .
ct scan and mri scan can delineate the injury to the underlying brain . at times repeat scans can be required to assess the injury .
stroke can present as haemorrhagic or emboli
emboli shower can further diseminate to clear the injury .  the good part of stroke is brain is supplied by 2 branches on either side of neck and in the brain too circle of willis is there to steal blood from its brother branch .

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