Stroke
DEFINITION
- Strokes results from any disruption of blood flow to the brain prolonged enough to cause cell death and manifesting as focal neurological symptoms.
- Hemorrhagic strokes are caused by blood leaking from blood vessels into brain tissue.
- Ischemic strokes are caused by an occlusion of a blood vessel. Ischemic strokes are further subcategorized by mechanism or etiology of the stroke.
- Subcategories include: large-vessel atherosclerosis, cardio-embolic disease, and small-vessel disease.
- Other causes of strokes include hypercoagulability, dissection, sickle cell disease, among others. Approximately 25% are cryptogenic [41] .
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Last updated: August 7, 2022
Citation
Schneider, Andrea L.C. , et al. "Stroke." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, 2022. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547139/all/Stroke.
Schneider A, Arnan M, Gottesman R. Stroke. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. 2022. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547139/all/Stroke. Accessed June 1, 2023.
Schneider, A., Arnan, M., & Gottesman, R. (2022). Stroke. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547139/all/Stroke
Schneider A, Arnan M, Gottesman R. Stroke [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. ; 2022. [cited 2023 June 01]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547139/all/Stroke.
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