Stroke Terms

Types of strokes and other terminology associated with strokes.

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A clot originating in the heart.
Drugs used to disolve clots and restore blood flow.
Paralysis on one side of the body.
A weak area of an artery that balloons out and fills with blood
Trouble speaking.
A stroke caused from a clot traveling from another area of the body to the brain.
Fatty cholesterol found along artery walls.
Should be given with three hours of stroke symptom onset.
Also known as bad cholesterol.
Prevents clots from forming.
An atrial dysrythmia that can lead to stroke.
Bleeding between the skull and brain.
Paralysis on one side of the body
Stroke from bleeding
Antilipidemics are give to lower this.
A stroke caused from a clot.
Trouble swollowing.
A stroke resulting from lack of blood flow to the brain.
Bleeding inside the brain
Deep Vein Thrombosis.