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    Pathophysiology

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    The document discusses the pathophysiology of stroke. It identifies predisposing factors like age, gender, family history, and precipitating factors like high blood pressure, diet, obesity, alcohol, and diabetes that increase the risk of stroke. It explains how these factors can lead to the formation of plaque in blood vessels, narrowing of the vessel lumen, turbulent blood flow, and atherosclerosis. This restriction of blood flow can cause ischemia, increased pressure, compression of brain tissue, and vessel rupture resulting in intracerebral hemorrhage. The signs and symptoms of stroke and treatments to control hypertension, decrease intracranial pressure, and rehabilitate are also outlined.

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    The document discusses the pathophysiology of stroke. It identifies predisposing factors like age, gender, family history, and precipitating factors like high blood pressure, diet, obesity, alcohol, and diabetes that increase the risk of stroke. It explains how these factors can lead to the formation of plaque in blood vessels, narrowing of the vessel lumen, turbulent blood flow, and atherosclerosis. This restriction of blood flow can cause ischemia, increased pressure, compression of brain tissue, and vessel rupture resulting in intracerebral hemorrhage. The signs and symptoms of stroke and treatments to control hypertension, decrease intracranial pressure, and rehabilitate are also outlined.

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    The document discusses the pathophysiology of stroke. It identifies predisposing factors like age, gender, family history, and precipitating factors like high blood pressure, diet, obesity, alcohol, and diabetes that increase the risk of stroke. It explains how these factors can lead to the formation of plaque in blood vessels, narrowing of the vessel lumen, turbulent blood flow, and atherosclerosis. This restriction of blood flow can cause ischemia, increased pressure, compression of brain tissue, and vessel rupture resulting in intracerebral hemorrhage. The signs and symptoms of stroke and treatments to control hypertension, decrease intracranial pressure, and rehabilitate are also outlined.

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    Pathophysiology

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    Dimple Blanco
    The document discusses the pathophysiology of stroke. It identifies predisposing factors like age, gender, family history, and precipitating factors like high blood pressure, diet, obesity, alcohol, and diabetes that increase the risk of stroke. It explains how these factors can lead to the formation of plaque in blood vessels, narrowing of the vessel lumen, turbulent blood flow, and atherosclerosis. This restriction of blood flow can cause ischemia, increased pressure, compression of brain tissue, and vessel rupture resulting in intracerebral hemorrhage. The signs and symptoms of stroke and treatments to control hypertension, decrease intracranial pressure, and rehabilitate are also outlined.

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    Pathophysiology

    Predisposing factors Precipitating factors

    Age, Gender, Family High Blood Pressure Diet, Obesity & alcohol
    History

    Susceptible for having extreme pressure ↑salt, ↑Na,


    ↑fats
    diseases

    increase risk for ↑BP dilatation of small vessels leads to formation of


    plaque
    vessels repair itself

    ↑ risk for TIA narrowing of vessel


    (transient ischemic attack) thickening of vessels lumen

    tortuosity of endothelium turbulent blood flow

    formation of atherosclerosis plaque flow

    ↓ blood flow activation of clotting


    cascade
    ischemic infarct

    increase pressure

    compression of brain tissue

    spasm of adjacent vessels

    rupture of vessels

    intracerebral hemmorhage in the brain parenchyma


    Diabetes Mellitus Cigarrette Smoking

    ↑low density lipids & ↓ O2 concentration


    ↓high density lipids ↑ carbon monoxide in the blood
    supply
    Leads to constriction of vessels
    Fomation of plaques
    Increases blood pressure
    Narrowing of vessels

    Progression of macrovascular complication

    blockage formation on vessels of the brain

    ischemia on affected area

    increasing pressure

    compression of brain tissue

    spasm of adjacent vessels

    rupture of vessels

    intracerebral hemmorhage in the brain parenchyma

    Signs and symptoms

    • Sudden Impaired speech


    • Sudden Inability to see in one eye or double vision
    • Sudden Inability to walk
    • Sudden Paralysis on one side of the body
    • Sudden Numbness or tingling
    If treated: if untreated:

    Diagnosis: increase intracranial pressure


    computed tomography
    MRI massive compression of tissues

    Medication: progression of hemmorrage


    anti-hypertensive
    -to control hypertension decrease O2 supply in the brain
    Diuretics
    -to decrease icp death
    antidiabetic agents
    -to reduce effects of diabetes

    Complication would be alleviated

    Lifestyle changes

    rehabilitation

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