Early treatment, which includes treatment after a stroke is vital to save the patient from severe and life-threatening impairments. The objective of the stroke medication is breaking down or preventing the blood clots caused by a stroke. There are different kinds of medications that doctors may prescribe to a stroke victim, including tPA (tissue plasminogen activator), […]
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Stroke Symptoms and Early Warning Signs
It is important to recognize the warning signs and symptoms of stroke to get immediate medical help and minimize the degree of post-stroke impairments. The stroke symptoms depend on how severely the brain is injured. The affected brain side and part of the brain also have certain implication on signs of stroke. Since different types […]
Stroke – Definition and Types
A stroke is a brain attack that occurs due to problems with the blood supply to the brain. Either of the blocked blood supply or a ruptured blood vessel within the brain causes brain tissues to die. Subsequently, abilities such as memory and muscle control that are controlled by that area of the brain are […]
Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs) – Cause, Symptoms and Treatment Options
A sudden, temporary lack of blood flow to the brain leads to Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs) also known as mini-strokes. Unlike a Hemorrhagic stroke and Ischemic Stroke, a TIA does not kill brain cells or cause permanent disability. TIA symptoms, similar to an ischemic stroke, resolves within 24 hours, however, most of them usually last for […]
Hemorrhagic Stroke – Cause and Treatment Options
A Hemorrhagic Stroke takes place when a blood vessel ruptures and subsequently blood accumulates in nearby cells. There are two possible causes of a Hemorrhagic Stroke – an Aneurysm (a weak area in a blood vessel that breaks open) or Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), an abnormally formed blood vessel that opens up and bleeds. About 13 […]
Ischemic Stroke – Cause, Types and Treatment Options
Ischemic Stroke is the most common stroke as about 85 people out of every 100 who have a stroke suffer this type. It is observed when a fatty substance called plaque collects in the walls of arteries. This entire action, known as atherosclerosis, results in blood clot (thrombus) blocking an artery leading to the brain. […]
How Neuroplasticity helps in Brain Diseases
Today, Neuroplasticity plays a significant role across a wide spectrum of brain diseases. Most of the research on neuroplasticity has been focusing on stroke and other central nervous system diseases and injuries. Since the adult brain is not entirely “hardwired”, the cortical and subcortical rewiring of the neuronal circuits can take place in the brain […]
Difference between Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity
While Neurogenesis refers to the ‘birth’ of new neurons, Neuroplasticity stands for the brain’s ability to change and adapt in response to environmental stimuli. Our brains may be aging, but they are also continuing to develop (Neurogenesis) and change (Neuroplasticity). Both notions challenge the previously thought view that the brain develops only during a critical […]