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    Pathophysiology of Cerebrovascular Accident: Predisposing Factors: Precipitating Factors: - HPN

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    This document summarizes the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular accidents or strokes. It outlines predisposing factors like age, gender, and heredity. Precipitating factors include hypertension, physical inactivity, heavy drinking, and smoking. Obstruction of blood vessels decreases cerebral blood flow and oxygen supply, stimulating mitochondria to produce lactic acid and change the pH level to acidic. This creates an anaerobic environment, decreasing ATP production in neurons and leading to infarction and cellular death in different areas of the brain.

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    This document summarizes the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular accidents or strokes. It outlines predisposing factors like age, gender, and heredity. Precipitating factors include hypertension, physical inactivity, heavy drinking, and smoking. Obstruction of blood vessels decreases cerebral blood flow and oxygen supply, stimulating mitochondria to produce lactic acid and change the pH level to acidic. This creates an anaerobic environment, decreasing ATP production in neurons and leading to infarction and cellular death in different areas of the brain.

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    This document summarizes the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular accidents or strokes. It outlines predisposing factors like age, gender, and heredity. Precipitating factors include hypertension, physical inactivity, heavy drinking, and smoking. Obstruction of blood vessels decreases cerebral blood flow and oxygen supply, stimulating mitochondria to produce lactic acid and change the pH level to acidic. This creates an anaerobic environment, decreasing ATP production in neurons and leading to infarction and cellular death in different areas of the brain.

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    Pathophysiology of Cerebrovascular Accident: Predisposing Factors: Precipitating Factors: - HPN

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    This document summarizes the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular accidents or strokes. It outlines predisposing factors like age, gender, and heredity. Precipitating factors include hypertension, physical inactivity, heavy drinking, and smoking. Obstruction of blood vessels decreases cerebral blood flow and oxygen supply, stimulating mitochondria to produce lactic acid and change the pH level to acidic. This creates an anaerobic environment, decreasing ATP production in neurons and leading to infarction and cellular death in different areas of the brain.

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    Pathophysiology of cerebrovascular accident

    PREDISPOSING FACTORS: -Age -Gender -Race - Hereditary

    PRECIPITATING FACTORS: -HPN -Physical inactivity

    -Heavy drinking and smoking

    Obstruction of blood vessels

    Decreased cerebral blood flow

    Decrease O2 supply

    Stimulation of Mitochondria

    Production of lactic acid

    Change in pH level (acidic)

    Anaerobic Environment

    Decreasedproduction of ATP by neurons

    INFARCTION Decreased depolarization

    Increase cellular death Medial aspect of one frontal lobe or both Lateral hemisphere and deeper structures of frontal, parietal and temporal Occipital lobe, anterior and medial portion of temporal lobe, thalmus involvement

    Cerebral penducle, cerebellum and brainstem

    Paralysis of foot/leg; impaired gait; problems in decision making or performing acts voluntarily; slowness of thought; urinary incontinence; cognitive and affective disorders

    Contralatral hemiplegia (face and arm); aphasia; homonymous hemanopsia; altered consciousness; left-right confusion

    Homonymous hemianopsia and other visual defects like color blindness; loss of central vision and visual hallucinations; memory deficits; loss of sensory modalities; spontaneous pain; aphasia

    Oculomotor nerve palsy, visual disturbance such as diplopia, dystaxia; vertigo; dysphagia

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