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Today we will be discussing about another deadly disease know as stroke.
Table of contents
- Definition of stoke disease
- Causes of stroke disease
- Symptoms of stroke disease
- Remedy fro stroke disease
- Conclusion
Definition of stroke disease
Doctors with lots of discoveries has considered stroke to be the cause of sudden death in the brain cells, this is due to the lack of oxygen in the body, blockage of the flow of blood and also a fracture in the brain artery. Stroke is also the cause for internal and external weakness, loss of speech, and also paralyzing one side of the body, this are one of the symptoms stroke causes. With the use of X-rays test, strokes can be confirmed positively in an individual. Over the years, strokes has claimed a lot of lives, it was proven that each year stroke kills about 140,000 Americans. With this huge amount of deaths stroke has caused, the government are now providing appropriate medical care, this will reduce the level of death and disability resulting from strokes yearly.
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Stroke can also be known as a cerebrovascular accident, in the abbreviated word CVA. This also connotes the loss or reduction of blood supply and some parts of the body being deprived or shortened of blood. In other words, the cause for the loss of blood could be Ishemic because of the reduction in the flow of blood. Strokes are very dangerous because they lead to countless number of disabled individuals and thousands of death.
Definition of NIH stroke scale
The NIH stroke scaled can be seen as seen as a systematic scoring equipment used by healthcare professionals or doctors to record and measure the level of damage caused by stroke.
This scale measures records diverse aspects of how the brain functions, which includes movement, sensation, speech, vision, flow of blood, and language. This scales serves plays a major role in the healthcare organisations. This tool is a dynamic blood thinner that can enhance the income of stroke, but the usage of this tool is limited.
The NIH stroke scale isn't the only tool available to record and measure if a person has stroke. All the same you can follow the numbers health care professionals provide, when they are recording the stroke you have.
Remember, this tool tries to score how rigorous a stroke is, on the other hand, the NIH scale also monitors if the patient stroke is increasing or getting worse by the day when he is examined.
This tool (NIH scale) helps to know if the patient is the following below;
- Is awake/ or dead
- Can follow orders/command
- Has difficulties in coordinating
- Ability to see
- Has feelings or normal body sensation
- Can move their face, arm and body effectively.
References
medicine.net
National institute of neurological disorders and stroke
Verywellhealth.com
Thanks for reading my article, in my next post, i will be discussing about the causes of stroke. So stay tuned