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Stroke

A stroke is a medical condition in which blood flow to a part of the brain is reduced or blocked causing cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functioning properly.

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Causes
Ischemic (blockage) and hemorrhagic (bleeding)
Complications
Persistent vegetative state
Deaths
6.3 million (2015)
Diagnostic method
Based on symptoms with medical imaging typically used to rule out bleeding
Differential diagnosis
Low blood sugar
Frequency
42.4 million (2015)

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Classification

Ischemic

Hemorrhagic

Signs and symptoms

Causes

Diagnosis

Prevention

Management

Rehabilitation

Prognosis

Epidemiology

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Stroke

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Edges426
Triples348
Avg. degree2
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Stroke

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related to Ischemic · 22
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related to Early recognition · 21
Stroke → American Stroke Association, BE FAST, Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale, CPSS, Department, FAST, Health, LAPSS, Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke, National Stroke Association, Other, Screen, Similarly, Stroke Association, Sudden-onset, Systems, The, United Kingdom, US, Use
related to history · 15
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related to Ischemic stroke · 15
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related to Risk factors · 13
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has effect · 11
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related to Physical and occupational therapy · 11
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related to Thrombotic stroke · 11
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related to Epidemiology · 10
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is a · 9
Stroke → archaic, embolic stroke of undetermined source, leading cause of disability, medical condition in which blood flow to a part of the brain is reduced or blocked causing cell death, medical emergency, second leading cause of death in people under 20 with sickle-cell anemia, second leading cause of death in people under 20 with sickle-cell anemia.Embolic strokeAn embolic stroke refers to an arterial embolism, stroke that does not have any outward symptoms, transient ischemic attack

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ischemic may blood people brain risk hemorrhagic also cause symptoms bleeding therapy rehabilitation artery treatment cerebral prevention one high evidence

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
StrokeCausesIschemic (blockage) and hemorrhagic (bleeding)1.00infobox
StrokeComplicationsPersistent vegetative state1.00infobox
StrokeDeaths6.3 million (2015)1.00infobox
StrokeDiagnostic methodBased on symptoms with medical imaging typically used to rule out bleeding1.00infobox
StrokeDifferential diagnosisLow blood sugar1.00infobox
StrokeFrequency42.4 million (2015)1.00infobox
StrokeMedicationAlteplase, tenecteplase (if ischemic)1.00infobox
StrokeOther namesCerebrovascular accident (CVA), cerebrovascular insult (CVI), cerebrovascular lesion (CVL), brain attack, cerebral infarction1.00infobox
StrokePrognosisAverage life expectancy 1 year1.00infobox
StrokeRisk factorsAge, high blood pressure, alcoholism, tobacco smoking, obesity, genetics, high cholesterol, diabetes, sleep apnea, previous TIA, end-stage kidney disease, atrial fibrillation1.00infobox
StrokeSpecialtyNeurology, neurosurgery, emergency medicine, interventional neuroradiology1.00infobox
StrokeSymptomsFacial drooping, inability to walk, move, or feel on one side of the body, problems understanding or speaking, dizziness, loss of vision to one side1.00infobox
StrokeTreatmentThrombolysis, thrombectomy (if ischemic), supportive care, surgery (if hemorrhagic)1.00infobox
Strokeis amedical condition in which blood flow to a part of the brain is reduced or blocked causing cell death0.90text
Strokeis atransient ischemic attack0.90text
Strokeis amedical emergency0.90text
Strokeis astroke that does not have any outward symptoms0.90text
Strokeis asecond leading cause of death in people under 20 with sickle-cell anemia.Embolic strokeAn embolic stroke refers to an arterial embolism0.90text
Strokeis aembolic stroke of undetermined source0.90text
Strokeis asecond leading cause of death in people under 20 with sickle-cell anemia0.90text
Strokeis aleading cause of disability0.90text
Strokeis aarchaic0.90text

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