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Dr Oz Stroke Causes And Symptoms How To Avoid A Stroke

Dr Ralph Sacco and Dr Carolyn Brockington Strokes are a part of this segment of Dr Oz Stroke Causes And Symptoms How To Avoid A Stroke. Strokes are the 3rd leading cause of death in the US, it is more likely that the person suffering this attack on the brain will survive it, sometimes barely. Stroke is a leading cause of disability, robbing people of the ability to do even the simplest of tasks, like feed or dress oneself, walk and talk. Victims are likely to be incapacitated in some way, sometimes for the rest of their life.

Dr Oz Stroke Causes – What is a stroke?

A stroke is an attack on the brain, a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) caused by 1 of 2 things; too little blood reaching the brain ischemic stroke, or too much blood pooling in the brain hemorrhagic stroke. The distinction is important because while the mechanism that causes these 2 events is different, the symptoms and outcome may be the same. Either way, the timing of treatment is critical to the degree of damage and survival.

When a stroke deprives the brain of oxygen and nutrients, even for a minute, it can leave a person unable to walk, talk, see or think clearly.

When Dr Sacco and Dr Brockington was describing how women stroke symptoms differ from men, they mentioned about migraine headaches and seeing an aura.

Older women who have migraines with visual disturbance known as aura have an increased risk of dying from heart attack and stroke, although women who suffer from other types of migraines do not, new research shows.

Women aged 45 and older who had the “aura” type of migraine also had a higher overall risk of cardiovascular disease (which includes heart disease and stroke).

It is not clear if these risks extended to younger women or to men, because they were not included in the study.

Twice the Risk
Several earlier studies have suggested a link between migraine with aura and stroke, but it has not been clear if this risk extended to other cardiovascular risks.

In an effort to help answer that question, researchers examined data from the ongoing Women’s Health Study. Roughly 28,000 study participants were included in their investigation, published in the July 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

All of the women were aged 45 or older when they joined the study between 1992 and 1995, and none had a history of cardiovascular disease or angina (chest pain due to heart disease).

Of the 3,610 women who reported having had a migraine headache over the previous year, 1,434 (39%) said their migraines included aura symptoms.

Women still having migraines with aura at study entry were roughly twice as likely as women with no migraine history to be diagnosed with a major cardiovascular event, such as heart attack, stroke, or angina over the next decade.

And these women were slightly more than twice as likely to die of cardiovascular disease.

Dr Oz Understanding & Preventing Stroke – Calculate Your Risk for Stroke
Today we learn how we can avoid the crippling effects of stroke, know the signs of a stroke, and what to watch for. Stroke can happen to anyone at any time

Dr Oz Risk Factors for Stroke

Knowing the warnings signs for a stroke is very crucial as well as knowing stroke risk factors.

High blood pressure (hypertension) puts vessels under undue pressure, damaging their integrity and making them more prone to clots, hardening or rupture
Diabetes doubles the risk factor for stroke because people with diabetes tend have the conventional cluster of risk factors that increase risk for heart disease – large waist circumference, obesity, abnormal cholesterol and hypertension – and high sugar and possibly insulin resistance, where insulin produced by the body becomes less effective in transporting glucose in and out of cells, may be additional risk factors that stand on their own
Atrial fibrillation, a type of heart rhythm disorder, is conducive to making clots that can travel throughout the bloodstream and up to the brain
Carotid stenosis is the narrowing and hardening (atherosclerosis) of the carotid arteries in the neck, the blood’s main highway to the brain
Smoking tobacco
High LDL blood cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia)
Prior stroke or TIA (a third of people who have a TIA will go on to have a stroke in the future)
Alcohol and drug use (particularly cocaine, amphetamines, heroin)
Certain medications such as blood thinners (for hemorrhagic stroke) and hormone replacement therapy and oral contraceptives
Diets low in fruit and vegetables and high in salt and fat
Sedentary lifestyle
Central obesity (waist circumference larger than 35 for women and 40 for men)
Family history of stroke

Dr Oz Symptoms Of A Stroke

Common Signs A Stroke Is Underway:

Paralysis, numbness, weakness or pain in the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body – Uneven strength or symmetry when asked to show teeth, raise eyebrows, close eyes, pressing, lifting, walking or imitate a movement
Sudden confusion – Not able to recall where they are, a calendar date or their age correctly
Trouble speaking or understanding speech – Inability to identify an image, read, speak or follow directions smoothly, have slurred and incoherent speech
Sudden visual disturbances or trouble seeing clearly in one or both eyes, unusual gaze – Unable to follow finger gaze or see correct number of fingers
Sudden trouble with walking, dizziness or loss of balance or coordination – Uneven or faltering gait, failing the finger-nose-finger test
Sudden severe headache – This is often called the worst headache in your life a headache like none other you ever had

If you have any signs of stroke, even if they are fleeting, seek immediate medical attention. Call 9-1-1 or have someone drive you (do not drive yourself).

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