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A stroke, also known as a CVA (cerebrovascular accident), is a life-threatening event in which the brain’s oxygen supply has been cut off causing problems with such functions as speech, sensation, behavior, memory, and thought processes. A stroke may also result in paralysis, coma, and even death. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the second leading cause of neurological disability after Alzheimer’s disease. The incidence of stroke has slowly declined over the last 30 years partly due to increased awareness of risk factors and improvement in prophylactic measures and better surveillance of those individuals at increased risk. Strokes occur when an... |
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On average, a stroke takes the life of a loved one every three minutes, with seniors most vulnerable. The average age for a stroke is about 72 and many things that cause a stroke come with aging, such as hypertension or years of diabetes or smoking. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the most common cause of adult disability. What many people don't realize is that a stroke is a medical emergency and must be treated with the same urgency as a heart attack. High-risk individuals--seniors, obese, hypertensive, or previous stroke victims--should be acutely aware of the warning signs: sudden numbness, confusion, vision problems, dizziness and severe ... |
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If you’ve ever witnessed someone suffer a stroke, you understand the humbling nature of this disease. It can reduce the mightiest human being to an immobile, helpless creature. Impairment of crucial functions like speech, walking, and control of bowel and bladder can wrench control from the body in a moment. Even perpetually youthful TV personality Dick Clark was struck down by stroke at age 75, despite the outward appearance of perfect health. Clark’s stroke resulted in a six-week hospital stay and, judging from fragmented reports, significant disability. Stroke can be like a devastating fire that strikes without warning, leaving only smoldering rubble. Stroke can so ravage basic bodily... |
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Stress And High Blood Pressure
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Armughan Riaz
Stress can make blood pressure go up for a while, and it has been thought to contribute to high blood pressure. But the long-term effects of stress are as yet unclear. Stress management techniques do not seem to prevent high blood pressure. However, such techniques may have other benefits, such as making you feel better or helping you to control over-eating thus helping in decreasing your blood pressure.. Remember Your blood pressure increases remarkably when you are under physical or emotional stress. If you constantly feel "stressed out," your body may maintain an abnormally high level of responsiveness, creating an artificially induced state of high blood pressure. Exercise can also cause stress, but Unlike exercise, which provides your body with well-controlled physical stress for a limited amount of time, chronic stress does not benefit your circulatory system. Rather, it increases your risk of illness. However, stress is very much a part of modern life, and it can be hard to control the amount of stress in your life without changing your daily habits significantly. What are the ways to control your stress? Many persons do follow these habits to relieve from stress—eating, drinking alcohol, and smoking—contribute to the development of high blood pressure. You may wish to use exercise to manage your stress. Failing that, you may need to seek counseling to help you change how you think about certain things that cause you to be stressed, or to learn relaxation techniques. Relaxation techniques, including progressive muscle relaxation and transcendental meditation may help reduce mild high blood pressure. How your heart is affected by stress? Stress has noticeable effects on the cardiovascular system. Who hasn't felt their heart beat faster because of stress or anxiety? Chronic stress can result in high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, strokes, heart attacks, and other cardiovascular system disorders. Keep in mind that Stress is a leading cause of high blood pressure. Even a small stress response causes blood vessels to constrict. Research is unlocking a complex relationship between stress, high blood pressure and the cardiovascular system. Some studies has proved this fact that stress is deeply related with high blood pressure. Recent studies have brought to light how stress and high blood pressure influence the chance of a stroke and transient ischemic attacks. A study in the June 2003 edition of Stroke draws a connection between the severity of stress-induced blood pressure changes and the risk of strokes. Danish study supports this finding: the study discovered that middle-aged men who reported high levels of stress were twice as likely to suffer a fatal stroke compared to men who reported low stress levels. As little as one incident of stress a week doubled the chance of a stroke. Atherosclerosis occurs when fat, cholesterol, and plaque deposits build up and clog the cardiovascular system's blood vessels. Arteries become thick with this process. If atherosclerosis affects blood vessels leading to the heart, the disease is referred to as coronary artery disease. High blood pressure , cholesterol, smoking and diabetes are important risk factors for High blood pressure. Stress may also be a contributing factor. An Ohio State University study discovered that stress slows the body's metabolism of triglycerides, a type of fat linked to cardiovascular system disorders, including heart attacks. By slowing the metabolism of triglycerides, stress allows the fat to remain in the blood longer, a factor that may speed up atherosclerosis development. Relaxation techniques can help minimize the effect stress has on the cardiovascular system.
Research has noted that breathing exercises and meditation help control high blood pressure, and may even have a preventative effect. Development of atherosclerosis can also be delayed by relaxation techniques. Regular meditation, breathing exercises and other techniques can help to lower the level of oxidative chemicals in the blood, which in turn lowers the risk of atherosclerosis and thus maintaining your blood pressure with in normal limits.
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What is a "mini-stroke?" Doubtlessly, you've heard someone use this term before, and you might have even seen it in print. What does this term mean to you? Probably something less than a full-fledged stroke, which is a permanent brain injury due to a blocked blood vessel or a hemorrhage that produces obvious clinical impairment. But, apart from that, what exactly does it mean? One might suppose mini-stroke to be a term with a definite meaning that everyone agrees upon. However, this is far from the case. Just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so too, the meaning of mini-stroke depends on what is in the mind of its user. Lewis Carroll's Humpty Dumpty said it best: "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less." Clearly, Humpty could have been talking about mini-strokes. As a community-based neurologist, I have encountered several uses of this term. One is as a substitute for "transient ischemic attack" or TIA. In this case, the term TIA already has a specific meaning. It is an episode of obvious clinical impairment lasting fewer than 24 hours resulting from a temporary interruption of blood-flow to a portion of the brain. Employed in this fashion, mini-stroke is a user-friendly version of a longer, precisely defined term. If this were the only usage of mini-stroke, there would be no problem. But, of course, mini-stroke can mean much, much more. The most unsettling use is as a pat explanation for any small, otherwise unexplained event. This "diagnosis" emerges from patients themselves, family members and even primary care physicians. A typical example is that a patient had an episode of confusion or unconsciousness followed by full recovery. Explanation: "That was a... |
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