Pathophysiology and Management
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Stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A medical condition characterized by the
interruption of blood supply to the brain, resulting in the death of brain cells
Ischemia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A condition where there is inadequate blood
flow to the brain due to partial or complete blockage of an artery
Hemorrhage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bleeding that occurs either within the brain
tissue or in the subarachnoid space/ventricles
, Atherosclerosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A condition characterized by the
hardening and thickening of arteries, which is a major cause of ischemic
stroke
Thrombus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A blood clot that forms as a result of injury to a
blood vessel wall
Embolus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A clot that lodges in a cerebral artery, causing
infarction (tissue death)
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A temporary episode of
neurologic dysfunction without acute infarction
Intracerebral Hemorrhage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bleeding that occurs within the
brain due to the rupture of a blood vessel
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bleeding that occurs into the
cerebrospinal fluid-filled space on the surface of the brain
Internal Carotid Arteries - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Arteries that supply blood to the
brain (part of the anterior circulation)
Vertebral Arteries - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Arteries that supply blood to the brain
(part of the posterior circulation)
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Stroke - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A medical condition characterized by the
interruption of blood supply to the brain, resulting in the death of brain cells
Ischemia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A condition where there is inadequate blood
flow to the brain due to partial or complete blockage of an artery
Hemorrhage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bleeding that occurs either within the brain
tissue or in the subarachnoid space/ventricles
, Atherosclerosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A condition characterized by the
hardening and thickening of arteries, which is a major cause of ischemic
stroke
Thrombus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A blood clot that forms as a result of injury to a
blood vessel wall
Embolus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A clot that lodges in a cerebral artery, causing
infarction (tissue death)
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A temporary episode of
neurologic dysfunction without acute infarction
Intracerebral Hemorrhage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bleeding that occurs within the
brain due to the rupture of a blood vessel
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bleeding that occurs into the
cerebrospinal fluid-filled space on the surface of the brain
Internal Carotid Arteries - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Arteries that supply blood to the
brain (part of the anterior circulation)
Vertebral Arteries - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Arteries that supply blood to the brain
(part of the posterior circulation)
