Why Do People Have Strokes? by LACY BERGMAN https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s By: Lacy Bergman en-us 2018-01-08 16:55:51 UTC 2026-01-05 02:50:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Stroke Statistics 23bergmlac https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/219440334 Strokes are the 5th leading cause of death in the United States. 60% of all strokes are from women and 40% of strokes are from men.
About 850,000 strokes occur each year and a lot of those strokes are first time strokes. The rest are from people who have already had a stroke.]]> 2018-01-08 16:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/219440334 Types Of Treatment 23bergmlac https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/219445409 Some treatment options are medication, thrombolytic pills, surgeries, and other procedures.]]> 2018-01-08 17:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/219445409 Causes Of A Stroke 23bergmlac https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/219449456 Some causes of a stroke are a bursting of an artery, high blood pressure, cigarette smoke, and drugs.]]> 2018-01-08 17:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/219449456 Symptoms 23bergmlac https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/219453261 Some symptoms of a stroke are trouble with speaking, blacken vision or trouble with seeing, drooping on one side of the face or body, a sudden and severe headache, trouble with walking, and altered consciousness.]]> 2018-01-08 17:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/219453261 There are two types of strokes a Hemorrhagic stroke and an Ischemic stroke. A Hemorrhagic stroke is when a blood vessel ruptures in your brain, and an Ischemic stroke is when a blood vessel gets blocked in your brain 23bergmlac https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/219845264 2018-01-09 17:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/219845264 This is a Video of how to see if someone may be having a stroke. 23bergmlac https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/220266805 You should use the think "FAST" acronym]]> 2018-01-10 17:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/220266805 23bergmlac https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/220274599 2018-01-10 17:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/220274599 Early Warning Signs 23bergmlac https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/221041604 Some early warning signs are sudden weakness in your arm or leg, sudden change in eyesight, sudden severe headache, and another early warning sign is a TIA or a Transient Ischemic Attack.]]> 2018-01-12 16:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/221041604 Risk Factors 23bergmlac https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/221046792 The top three risk factors high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking.]]> 2018-01-12 17:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/221046792 Silent Stroke 23bergmlac https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/221047953 Silent strokes are when someone has a stroke without knowing that the stroke happened.]]> 2018-01-12 17:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/221047953 23bergmlac https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/221051647 2018-01-12 17:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/221051647 23bergmlac https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/221053038 2018-01-12 17:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/221053038 23bergmlac https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/221054192 2018-01-12 17:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/23bergmlac/qq8adn4u5p8s/wish/221054192