Queenstown Road Medical Practice

Stroke

When the brain is deprived of its blood supply the nerve cells die (inferction) or blood vessels burst in the brain (haemmorrhage), this is called a stroke or T.I.A

Many of the factors that make you more likely to have stroke are known, but it is still not unusual for a stroke to occur with no obvious cause . Many of the factors that make you more likely to have stroke are known, but it is still not unusual for a stroke to occur with no obvious cause. Some of these risk factors, such as a strong family history of stroke, are things that cannot be changed.

However, high blood pressure (hypertension), diabetes (diabetes mellitus), smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, high cholesterol and obesity (being very overweight), heart disease and abnormalities of the clotting system in the blood can all be controlled to some extent so as to minimise the chance of having a stroke.

If you have not seen a doctor or practice nurse in the past 12 months, you should make an appointment as soon as possible for a review, even if you are well.

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