Brain attack

A brain attack caused by a sudden disruption of blood flow to the brain, in this case because of a blood clot.
Ventricles
The two large lower chambers of the heart that pump blood to the lungs and to the rest of the body.
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Physicians have begun to call it a "brain attack" to stress that getting treatment immediately can save lives and reduce disability. Treatment varies, depending on the severity and cause of the stroke.
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Loss of neurologic functions (brain attack) which occurs suddenly or in a step-wise fashion, caused by complications of atherosclerosis.
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SACCO, MD: TIA is a warning sign, a transient ischemic attack — it's a brain attack. It may be a warning sign of a stroke. In TIA patients who are at high risk for stroke, we want to prevent a stroke and this fits into prevention as well.
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A stroke is an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain. A stroke is sometimes called a "brain attack."
Alternative Names:
Cerebrovascular disease; CVA; Cerebral infarction; Cerebral hemorrhage ...
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Some physicians make a comparison of chest pain and heart attack to transient ischemic attacks and stroke—and even refer to the stroke as a brain attack.
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It's essentially the same as what happens in the arteries leading to the heart when someone has a heart attack, which is why a stroke is sometimes described as a 'brain attack'. There are two main types of stroke: ...
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An example is paralysis of a vocal cord from a stroke, or brain attack.
heart conditions, such as congestive heart failure, which can cause an accumulation of fluid in the lungs ...
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