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Cerebrovascular Disease

What is Cerebrovascular Disease?

The term cerebrovascular disease includes all disorders in which an area of the brain is temporarily or permanently affected by ischemia or bleeding and one or more of the cerebral blood vessels are involved in the pathological process.

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  • Dizziness, nausea, or vomiting
  • Unusually severe headache.
  • Confusion, disorientation or memory loss.
  • Abnormal or slurred speech.
  • Difficulty with comprehension.
  • Loss of vision or difficulty seeing.
  • Loss of balance, coordination or the ability to walk.
  • Numbness, weakness in an arm, leg or the face, especially on one side.
  • Recurrent stroke - 9%
  • Epileptic seizure - 3%
  • Urinary tract infection - 24%
  • Pneumonia - 22%
  • Pressure sores - 21%
  • Deep venous thrombosis - 2%
  • Pulmonary embolism - 1%
  • Depression - 16%

Causes of cerebrovascular disease may include: Blood clot that spontaneously forms in a blood vessel in your brain. This is “thrombosis” and usually happens in areas where your blood vessel is narrow or irregular. Blood clot that travels to your brain from elsewhere in your body (embolism).

  • High blood pressure.
  • Heart disease.
  • Diabetes.
  • Smoking.
  • High red blood cell count.
  • High blood cholesterol and lipids.
  • Birth control pills (oral contraceptives).
  • History of TIAs (transient ischemic attacks).

The best way to help prevent a stroke is to eat a healthy diet, exercise regularly, and avoid smoking and drinking too much alcohol. These lifestyle changes can reduce your risk of problems like: arteries becoming clogged with fatty substances (atherosclerosis) high blood pressure.

How is it diagnosed?

How is it diagnosed?

For many people with arteries narrowed less than 50 percent, medication is prescribed to help reduce the risk of ischemic stroke. These include antihypertensives to control high blood pressure, medications to reduce cholesterol levels, and anticoagulants to thin blood and prevent it from clotting.

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How is it treated?

Treatment for acute myeloid leukemia is vital. It varies with the patient and stage of the disease. Treatment options include

  • Carotid Artery Surgery.
  • Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS)
  • Craniotomy.
  • Embolization.
  • Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis (EDAS)
  • Endovascular Aneurysm Treatment.
  • Endovascular Neurosurgery.
  • Gamma Knife Radiosurger

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