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Hippocrates, the so-called father of
medicine, first recognized strokes circa 400 BC. At this
time stroke was called apoplexy,
which means
in Greek,
struck down in a violent way.
This was due to the fact that a person could develop sudden
paralysis and a complete change in well-being.
Ironically,
Hippocrates first discovered an interesting
drug from the inner bark of the Willow Tree. It is now
called Aspirin.
In the form of acetylsalicylic acid, in the
late 19th C, chemist Felix Hoffmann, at Bayer in
Germany used it to alleviate his father's rheumatism.
Aspirin is also an anticoagulant that reduces
blood clotting and could halt a Stroke, but then too much
could cause a Bleed.
Antiplatelet therapy:
This involves medication that inhibits platelets, or the
blood cells responsible for clotting, from forming clots.
Hydroxycarbamide [ HYDROXYUREA ] is a classic drug for
reducing the production of Red Cells and Platelets.
Anticoagulation therapy:
This involves medicine to inhibit blood clotting at the
level of the coagulation factors.
Warfarin is a
classic example of a prescribed anticoagulation drug.
Medications are only prescribed when doctors
think there is an increased risk of blood clots, or a
dangerous blood clot has already formed.
Since many people with 'Thick Blood' may
never experience blood clots, doctors are likely to
recommend lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of clots and
other complications.
There is really no such thing as thick blood,
in as much as your blood may have too many red cells /
platelets, and Aspirin does not 'Thin' the blood.
Anticoagulants
just make the blood less sticky and less prone to a red cell
build up and blockage, ie a Blood Clot.
Recommended life changes include:
Quitting Smoking
Losing weight
Adding Rapeseed Oil to you diet
Drinking lots of water
Staying active, with walking and exercise
Not sitting for too long.
Wearing TEDs on a Flight or during a hospital
procedure.
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What does Apoplexy mean medically?
Apoplexy, from ancient Greek word:
ἀποπληξία
- apoplexia. It means 'striking away'. Medically a Stroke
is bleeding within an internal organ and the accompanying
repercussions. For example, ovarian apoplexy is bleeding in
the ovaries. Informally or metaphorically, the
term apoplexy is sometimes allied with being furious,
especially as ‘apoplectic’. Or crazed. But having a Stroke
seldom brings on a frantic reaction.
What we call a stroke today is formally called apoplexy,
derived from the Greek word apoplessein meaning 'to
strike down.'
I thought the etymology of this word was fascinating,
because if you have ever known someone who had a stroke, it
is truly like they were suddenly ‘struck down’ and unable to
get back up.
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What causes Apoplexy?
Pituitary apoplexy can be caused by bleeding
into the pituitary or by blocked blood flow to the
pituitary. Apoplexy means bleeding into an organ or loss of
blood flow to an organ. Pituitary apoplexy is
commonly caused by bleeding inside a non-cancerous or benign
tumour of the pituitary.
So a Stroke is a clotting that stops blood
flow, or a bleed that is the opposite. Around 60% of Strokes
are clotting related. The classic Stroke is a thrombotic stroke and is a type of
ischemic stroke that occurs when a
blood clot, also called a thrombus, forms and blocks blood
flow through the artery in which it formed. The blood clot
may block the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a portion of the
brain, causing long-term brain damage. Stokes
strike in varying degrees. From mild ones that are soon
recovered from, to death.
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Four Facts YOU need to Know about Stroke Prevention
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Over half of Strokes occur in people, who have had no
prior symptoms.
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Ultra Screenings can help the identification of
Strokes
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Stroke is a leading cause of severe Disability and
Death
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Screenings are fast and painless
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Act FAST.
If you have ANY suspicion at all,
Call 911 or 999, OR your local emergency number right away.
Do not wait to check symptoms.
Do NOT wait to see if symptoms stop.
Every
SECOND
counts.
Tell the Emergency Call worker immediately that you
believe someone is having a Stroke OR a Brain Attack. The
longer a stroke goes untreated, the greater the potential
for brain damage and long term disability.
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What is the leading cause of a Stroke?
High blood pressure is a leading cause of stroke. It occurs
when the pressure of the blood in your arteries and other
blood vessels is too high. Bad diets, lack of exercise and
high Salt Intake can be factors.
Blood pressure is a problem based on pure Physics. Consider
you are blowing up a balloon. The more you blow it up making
it bigger, making the skin of it tighter the more chance
there is of the skin rupturing. This is the same with your
veins and other blood carrying components. A medium Blood
Pressure or BP is fine. Test a young person and there BP
will be perfect. But as you get older, fatter less active
etc, the BP will rise as a natural consequence.
This puts an obvious stress or strain on your internal parts
and if this strain is permanent you will ultimately have a
severe problem. Have you BP checked as often a spossible.
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What is an apoplectic seizure?
A difficulty; a very sudden attack, which stops more or less
completely the powers of sense and motion; it is usually
caused by an effusion of blood or serum in the brain, and
preceded by giddiness, partial loss of muscular power, and
total confusion etc.
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What are the 5 warning signs of a Stroke?
Learn More Stroke Warning Signs and Symptoms
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Sudden NUMBNESS or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially
on one side of the body.
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Sudden CONFUSION, trouble speaking or understanding speech.
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Sudden TROUBLE SEEING in one or both eyes.
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Sudden TROUBLE WALKING, dizziness, loss of balance or
coordination.
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Sudden SEVERE HEADACHE with no known cause.
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Can You Feel a Stroke coming on?
Sometimes a stroke happens gradually, but you're likely to
have one or more sudden symptoms like these: Numbness or
weakness in your face, arm, or leg, especially on one side.
Confusion or trouble understanding other people. Difficulty
speaking.
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Can a Stroke be caused by stress?
Real stress can give you high blood pressure, and if you
live in a chronic or unremitting state of stress, your body
will be on a path of weakening blood vessels. Stress can
also cause an increase in blood sugar, which means the
vessels cannot dilate or contract to better control your
blood flow.
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What are the 3 types of Stroke?
There are three main forms of a Stroke:
Ischemic stroke, haemorrhagic stroke and transient ischemic
attacks.
An ischemic stroke is caused by a blockage cutting off the
blood supply to the brain, causing parts of the brain to die
or be severely damaged.
A haemorrhagic stroke is caused by a bleeding in or around
the brain, which also causes severe problems.
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Blood is perhaps the most
important part of our body. It joins everything up, it feeds
the body and conveys oxygen and nutrients and energy to
where it is needed. It conveys White-Cells that protect the
body.
Blood components are
all necessary
Plasma.
Plasma constitutes
55-60% of total blood volume. Its task is to carry the other
parts of the Blood to where it is needed. It is an essential
vehicle, like a flowing river.
White Blood Cells.
White Blood Cells.
There are between 6,000 and 8,000 White Blood Cells per
cubic millimetre of blood. Each White Cell has a general
task in combating infections, but also many are produced to
tackle a specific malady.
Platelets.
Platelets, or thrombocytes,
are smaller than the red and white blood cells. When
we are injured and bleed, platelets attempt to stem the
flow. In small cuts this can be done quite easily, but
larger cuts may not be stemmed this way. It is not the
platelets fault, it is simple Physics.
Red
Blood Cells.
Red Blood Cells,
also known as just red cells, are red blood corpuscles,
haematids, erythroid cells. Or erythrocytes, which are the
most common type of blood cell and the major means of
delivering oxygen to the body tissues, with the blood flow
through the circulatory system; your veins and arteries.
The Blood that flows
through your veins is called Haemoglobin, the main
type of blood.
Myoglobin is
an iron and oxygen-binding protein found in the skeletal
muscle tissue of vertebrates in general and in almost all
mammals. Myoglobin is
distantly related to haemoglobin, oxygen-binding protein in
red blood cells. Myoglobin is the blood that is in your
muscles.
A protein found in the muscle cells of
animals. It functions as an oxygen-storage unit, providing
oxygen to the working muscles.
Adults
will have approximately 1.2-1.5 gallons or 10 units, or 10
times 470cc or ten pints of blood in
their body. Blood is
approximately 10% of an adult's weight. WE must drink lots
of water to maintain it.
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The healthier you eat, the most exercise you do will
maintain a healthy you. And you should never ever suffer a
Stroke.
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