BRAIN ATTACK

INTRODUCTION

Brain attack is also known as the Cerebrovascular Accident and mostly known by everyone to be stroke, Stroke is the 3rd leading causes of death in America and Africa and it can be acute or chronic depending on the site dysfunction in the brain.

In this article I am going to be using mostly the layman language i.e. stroke and I am going to be explaining to you the Meaning, Causes, Type, Effect and Symptoms, Treatment, Control and some food to be taking to cure and to Treat Stroke, including how to test if you are being warned by stroke. All I need from you is your attention and I am sure you won’t be victim of stroke after reading this Article.

MEANING OF STROKE

Brain Attack is a neurological dysfunction in localized area of the brain due to inadequate blood supply to some part of the brain and this can happen if there is blood clot or any blockage in the blood vessels. You hearing Brain attack I believe you will be wondering about the similarity about Brain attack and Heart attack of which they are different from each other, Heart attack occur as a result of blockage in an artery that deliver blood to the heart muscles while brain attack is talking about blockage of blood flow in the brain.

CAUSES OF STROKE

Brain attack can be as a result of the followings;

• Heavy alcohol consumption
• Heavy smoking
• Hypertension
• High blood sugar level (Diabetes mellitus)
• Heart disease
• Liver damage
  Let now consider how the aforementioned points causes heart attack, I believe you are going to make correction if you are about to enter the trap of stroke although at times to correct someone’s way is always a hard thing to do but I believe you are going to start the correction gradually as we continue

HOW ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DOES CAUSES STROKE

Alcohol is one of the major contributors to being overweight and people who are overweight have high risk of having stroke, also alcohol increases the blood pressure this mean the higher the alcohol you consume the higher your blood pressure. Note: I didn’t say the consumption of alcohol is not good or its bad but what I am trying to explain to you is the too much Alcohol affects the blood pressure and also its linked to all the primary risk of stroke like Diabetes mellitus, Obesity and lots more.

HOW SMOKING DOES CAUSES STROKE

I said something during the introductory part of the article that blood clot is one of the causes of stroke if you can vividly recall, smoking Tobacco or any other thing can cause blood clot and when there is clot in the blood there won’t be free flow of blood in the blood vessels also smoking causes arterial thickening and it also increases the Tracylglyceral in the blood. Smoke also reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood and absence of oxygen in the blood may also leads to stroke.

HOW HYPERTENSION DOES CAUSES STROKE

Hypertension simply means abnormal increase in blood pressure. Uncontrolled blood pressure can leads to weakening and damage of the brain blood vessels and as a result of weakening and damage of the blood vessels there will be blood clot which will block the blood flow and later result as stroke.

HOW DIABETES MELLITUS DOES CAUSES STROKE

The pancreas is the site for the production of the hormone called Insulin and the major function of insulin is to carry glucose to the body cell in order to produce Energy for the body. If the pancreas doesn’t produce insulin which results in diabetes mellitus type1 or the insulin that is being produced is lower than the amount needed (leads to diabetes mellitus type2) there will be increase in the glucose inside the blood and this almost result in diabetes and the result of diabetes is deposition of fatty acid inside the blood vessels and this finally result in stroke.

TYPES OF STROKE
The types of stroke can be group into two, namely;

• Ischemic Stroke

• Hemorrhagic Stroke

ISCHEMIC STROKE
This occurs due to the discontinuity in the flow of blood to some specific part of the brain and it can be by Thrombus or Atherosclerosis Embolus.

Thrombotic Stroke
This occurs when there is blood clot in one of the arteries that supplies blood to the brain and as I have said earlier that blood clot can be caused by fat deposit that build up and this will cause decrease in blood flow which later result in stroke.

Atherosclerotic Embolus Stroke
This occurs as a result of blood clot which is formed in any part of the body (note: the Thrombotic stroke is only formed in one of the arteries) and then travels to the blood vessels in the brain through bloodstream.

HEMORRHAGIC STROKE
This occurs due to the rupture of a blood vessel and spilling into the surrounding areas and this mostly occurs as a result of the following;

• Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
• Aneurysms
• Too much treatment with Anticoagulant
  There are two types of Hemorrhagic Stroke which are
• Intracerebral Hemorrhage
• Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

TREATMENTS OF STROKE

• Surgical treatment of blockage in the arteries
• Surgical removal of Atherosclerosis deposit
• Improvement of blood vessel patency
• Prevention of blood clot formation.

CONTROL OF STROKE

• Don’t Smoke: Smoking increases the risk of stroke
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Do exercise everyday
• Maintain a Heart-healthy diet
• Limit your rate of drinking Alcohol.

FRUITS AND FOODS TO PREVENT AND CONTROL STROKE

The following are the fruits and foods that can be taken to cure and prevent brain attack, eating them will do a lot of help to the body;

• Apples
• Citrus
• Pear (Avocado)
• Leafy vegetable
• Olive oil
• Spirulina
• Coffee
• Water Mellon
• Spinach

EASY TEST FOR IDENTIFYING A VICTIM OF STROKE
There is this general test that can be practiced by everyone to know if you already have stroke or there is probability you have it either later or not too longer, The test was given a name and the name is F.A.S.T once you do the test and you realize any symptoms of stroke in you or the person you did the test for kindly call 911 or any Emergency number you know or you can even go to the nearest hospital for proper checkup and treatment. (Note: F-A-S-T test is done to know if you are being warned by stroke or nut). Below is the meaning of fast;

F: The F here stands for FACE, you can know if the person is being warned by stroke by telling the person to smile, your own is to take proper note of the persons face if one side of the face droop it is a warning sign from stroke.

A: The A here stands for the ARMS, I know you are wondering about that, you just ask the person to raise both arms up. If any of the arm drift downward it is also a warning sign.

S: The S stands for the SPEECH, ask the person to repeat some simple phrase if the person speech is slurred or strange it’s a warning sign of stroke

T: The T stands for TIME, if you observe any of the above sign or all the signs kindly go to the nearest hospital around you or call 9-1-1 or any emergency number you know.

Further reading;
http://neurosurgery.ucla.edu/brain-attack
http://radiology.ucla.edu/stroke-brain-attack
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/stroke/symptoms-causes/syc-20350113
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/stroke/symptoms-causes/syc-20350113

Hope you really enjoy this article? Please you are free to ask questions and I promise you that your questions will be treated and solutions will be given to your questions.

Resteem, upvote and comment.