What leads up to Strokes?!
Question: My Mom was 45. She had Heart Problems. The doctor knew her Arteries in her neck were clogged but wanted to wait and see what happened. She had a Massive Stroke in 2006. She would have lived but she had another massive stroke a week later and she passed away. After she died we found out she had Kidney Cancer. What leads up to strokes? And why are strokes Massive like that? Like after she had the first stroke i went in and seen her in the hospital i said Hi Mommy! She didn't even know who i was. it broke my Heart. So what are the main causes of Strokes?
Answers: My Mom was 45. She had Heart Problems. The doctor knew her Arteries in her neck were clogged but wanted to wait and see what happened. She had a Massive Stroke in 2006. She would have lived but she had another massive stroke a week later and she passed away. After she died we found out she had Kidney Cancer. What leads up to strokes? And why are strokes Massive like that? Like after she had the first stroke i went in and seen her in the hospital i said Hi Mommy! She didn't even know who i was. it broke my Heart. So what are the main causes of Strokes?
I'm sorry for your loss.
Strokes can be caused by many things. there are two main types hemorrhagic- when a blood vessel ruptures in the brain, and thrombotic - when a clot or plaque breakes off and gets lodged in an artery in the brain, blocking it. It sounds like this is the type your mother had. the causes can be atheroschlerosis, high blood presure, irregular heart beat (atrial fibrillation), heart disease...
The "massiveness" of a stroke depends on the size of the clot and the size and location of the artery it blocks.
Basically the brain tissue that gets its blood supply from that artery dies this is what causes the effects that you noticed (not recognizing you) depending on the part of the brain effected by this there would be different deficites ranging from thought, to language, paralysis, mood...etc.
The problem with thrombtic stokes is that they do tend to happen again (if one piece breaks off others are likely to follow.
I hope this helps explain a little, and again, I'm sorry for your loss.
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I'm not a DR. but I believe a stroke is mainly caused by a blocked or clogged blood vessel to the brain. When blood is cut off to the brain that part of the brain is damaged and affects other parts of the body. There is a drug out now that if given soon enough it can make a stroke victim recovery faster and less damaging.
Causes of ischemic stroke
An ischemic stroke is caused by a blood clot that blocks blood flow to the brain. A blood clot can develop in a narrowed artery that supplies the brain or can travel from the heart (or elsewhere in the body) to an artery that supplies the brain.
Blood clots are usually the result of other problems in the body that affect the normal flow of blood, such as:
Hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). This is caused by high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol.
Atrial fibrillation or other irregular heart rhythms.
Certain heart valve problems, including having an artificial heart valve, a repaired heart valve, heart valve disease such as mitral valve prolapse, or narrowing (stenosis) of a heart valve.
Infection of the heart valves (endocarditis).
A patent foramen ovale, which is a congenital heart defect.
Blood-clotting disorders.
Inflammation of blood vessels (vasculitis).
Heart attack.
Low blood pressure (hypotension) may also cause an ischemic stroke, although less commonly. Low blood pressure results in reduced blood flow to the brain and may develop as a result of narrowed or diseased arteries, a heart attack, a large loss of blood, or a severe infection.
Some surgeries (such as endarterectomy) or other procedures (such as angioplasty) that are used to treat narrowed carotid arteries may ultimately cause a blood clot to break loose, resulting in a stroke.
Causes of hemorrhagic stroke
A hemorrhagic stroke is caused by bleeding inside the brain (called intracerebral hemorrhage) or bleeding in the space around the brain (called subarachnoid hemorrhage). Bleeding inside the brain may be a result of long-standing high blood pressure. Bleeding in the space around the brain may be caused by a ruptured aneurysm or uncontrolled high blood pressure.
Other causes of hemorrhagic stroke are less common but include:
Inflammation in the blood vessels, which may develop from conditions such as syphilis or tuberculosis.
Blood-clotting disorders, such as hemophilia.
Head or neck injuries that result in damage to blood vessels in the head or neck.
Radiation treatment for cancer in the neck or brain.
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (a degenerative blood vessel disorder).
Causes of ischemic stroke
An ischemic stroke is caused by a blood clot that blocks blood flow to the brain. A blood clot can develop in a narrowed artery that supplies the brain or can travel from the heart (or elsewhere in the body) to an artery that supplies the brain.
Blood clots are usually the result of other problems in the body that affect the normal flow of blood, such as:
Hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). This is caused by high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol.
Atrial fibrillation or other irregular heart rhythms.
Certain heart valve problems, including having an artificial heart valve, a repaired heart valve, heart valve disease such as mitral valve prolapse, or narrowing (stenosis) of a heart valve.
Infection of the heart valves (endocarditis).
A patent foramen ovale, which is a congenital heart defect.
Blood-clotting disorders.
Inflammation of blood vessels (vasculitis).
Heart attack.
Low blood pressure (hypotension) may also cause an ischemic stroke, although less commonly. Low blood pressure results in reduced blood flow to the brain and may develop as a result of narrowed or diseased arteries, a heart attack, a large loss of blood, or a severe infection.
Some surgeries (such as endarterectomy) or other procedures (such as angioplasty) that are used to treat narrowed carotid arteries may ultimately cause a blood clot to break loose, resulting in a stroke.
Causes of hemorrhagic stroke
A hemorrhagic stroke is caused by bleeding inside the brain (called intracerebral hemorrhage) or bleeding in the space around the brain (called subarachnoid hemorrhage). Bleeding inside the brain may be a result of long-standing high blood pressure. Bleeding in the space around the brain may be caused by a ruptured aneurysm or uncontrolled high blood pressure.
Other causes of hemorrhagic stroke are less common but include:
Inflammation in the blood vessels, which may develop from conditions such as syphilis or tuberculosis.
Blood-clotting disorders, such as hemophilia.
Head or neck injuries that result in damage to blood vessels in the head or neck.
Radiation treatment for cancer in the neck or brain.
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (a degenerative blood vessel disorder).