CEREBEROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (CVA)
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the medical term for a stroke. A stroke is when blood
flow to a part of your brain is stopped either by a blockage or the rupture of a blood vessel.
TYPES OF CVA: -
There are two main types of cerebrovascular accident:
An ischemic stroke is caused by a blockage.
A haemorrhagic stroke is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel.
ISCHEMIC STROKE
An ischemic stroke is the most common and occurs when a blood clot blocks a
blood vessel and prevents blood and oxygen from getting to a part of the brain.
There are two ways that this can happen. One way is an embolic stroke, which
occurs when a clot forms somewhere else in your body and gets lodged in a
blood vessel in the brain. The other way is a thrombotic stroke, which occurs
when the clot forms in a blood vessel within the brain.
HEMORRHAGIC STROKE
A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel ruptures, or haemorrhages,
and then prevents blood from getting to the part of the brain. The haemorrhage
may occur in any blood vessel in the brain, or it may occur in the membrane
surrounding the brain.
SYMPTOMS: -
difficulty walking
dizziness
loss of balance and coordination
difficulty speaking or understanding others who are speaking
numbness or paralysis in the face, leg, or arm, most likely on just one side
of the body
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the medical term for a stroke. A stroke is when blood
flow to a part of your brain is stopped either by a blockage or the rupture of a blood vessel.
TYPES OF CVA: -
There are two main types of cerebrovascular accident:
An ischemic stroke is caused by a blockage.
A haemorrhagic stroke is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel.
ISCHEMIC STROKE
An ischemic stroke is the most common and occurs when a blood clot blocks a
blood vessel and prevents blood and oxygen from getting to a part of the brain.
There are two ways that this can happen. One way is an embolic stroke, which
occurs when a clot forms somewhere else in your body and gets lodged in a
blood vessel in the brain. The other way is a thrombotic stroke, which occurs
when the clot forms in a blood vessel within the brain.
HEMORRHAGIC STROKE
A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel ruptures, or haemorrhages,
and then prevents blood from getting to the part of the brain. The haemorrhage
may occur in any blood vessel in the brain, or it may occur in the membrane
surrounding the brain.
SYMPTOMS: -
difficulty walking
dizziness
loss of balance and coordination
difficulty speaking or understanding others who are speaking
numbness or paralysis in the face, leg, or arm, most likely on just one side
of the body
