Diseases of the blood vessels occupy a leading place among causes of death in the modern world. Stroke - this is one of the most severe diseases of the blood vessels, so it is worth to know all the signs to pay attention to them and promptly seek medical care.

What is a stroke, its types and causes

Stroke - an acute disease characterized by sudden circulatory disturbance of some areas of the brain. On the mechanism of circulatory disorders all strokes are divided into hemorrhagic and ischemic.

Ischemic stroke - is the result of narrowing or blockage of blood clot of blood vessel, suitable to the brain. As a result of brain tissue suddenly deprived of oxygen and nutrients to cells and it's starting to die off. Most often, ischemic strokes occur against a background of atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels.

The cause of hemorrhagic stroke is rupturing a blood vessel. In this case, blood pouring from the damaged vessel, and disrupts the work of individual sections of the brain. Hemorrhagic stroke is always more severe ischemic and the normal high blood pressure.

Stroke symptoms in women

Hemorrhagic stroke often develops in older age, with approximately equal frequency in men and women. But in recent years, a hemorrhagic stroke much "younger" and is no longer a rarity in the age of 40. It occurs more frequently among the day and is linked to overwork or emotional outbursts. Sometimes a stroke is preceded by flushing, headache, vision of the items in red.

The initial symptoms of hemorrhagic stroke: sudden headache, vomiting, disturbance of consciousness, shortness of breath, rapid or, alternatively, a rare heart rhythm, hemiplegia (complete loss of movement or paralysis on one side of the body) or hemiparesis (partial paralysis of one half of the body).

The depth of impaired consciousness may be different; it depends on the degree of cerebral edema. With the development of coma consciousness is completely lost, the response to stimulation is absent, eyes closed, mouth half open, his face flushed, his lips with a bluish tint. It is often pointed to the prominent eyes throbbing blood vessels in the neck, breathing hoarsely, with periodic sinking a few seconds, with pants or exhalation. Skin is cold, pulse slow, blood pressure often increased; the pupil on the side of hemorrhage is often extended. On the side of the body opposite the lesion in the brain (neural pathways make the crossing and go to the opposite side of the body) often show signs of paralysis: foot turned outwards, lifted hand fell like a log. Often develop swallowing disorders, urinary retention or incontinent. If there is extensive hemorrhage, it may appear respiratory distress and cardiac activity. These symptoms may appear as directed, and after some time.