Question 1

can a fall cause a stroke?

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Not usually: It can cause intracranial bleed, if its big enough it can cause some neurological symtopms, but an ischemic stroke!

Question 2

what causes strokes?

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Cause of strokes: Strokes are caused by insufficient blood and oxygen flow to the brain.  The common types of stroke are ischemic stroke (when blood flow is impeded) and hemorrhagic stroke (when a broken blood vessel leaks blood into the brain).   Most strokes are related to high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes mellitus, high blood cholesterol and atrial fibrillation.

Question 3

can weed causes strokes?

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Minimal data: There's a report of binge smoking in adolescents who were irregular users of mj, having cerebellar strokes because of the binge. 2 died. There is a report that smoking mj is protective like aspirin. But mj causes vasoconstriction & fluctuations in arterial spasming that may contribute to a stroke in a susceptible person. No good data either way.  Best not to smoke anything and mitigate your risks.

Question 4

what causes mini strokes?

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Many things: Heart clots, heart rhythm issues, neck artery calcification, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, high cholesterol... Tia patients have to see their doctor asap or go to the er.

Question 5

what causes stroke in adults?

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Many things: Too many things to take up in this forum.  I suggest you hit the website of the american stroke association.

Question 6

what are the causes of stroke?

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Clot vs bleeding: There two types of strokes: embolic (clot) vs hemorrhagic (bleed). Clot can come from the heart (more rarely from leg if u have a hole in yr heart), and from a piece breaking off from wall of cartotid arteries. Bleeding is from damage to the vessel or an aneurysm. Risks: smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol/blood pressure, kidney disease, rheumatologic diseases, hivs etc..Consult doc. Good luck.

Question 7

can homocysteinaemia cause stroke?

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Homocysteine : Rare cases of genetic hyperhomocysteinemia can lead to early-aggressive vascular disease but outside of that, elevated homocysteine has not been established as a lead cut risk factor for increasing the risk of stroke or heart disease.  Treating this with B vitamins has not panned out either (HOPE2 study, NORVIT Study). References

Question 8

can a stroke cause permanent damage?

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Stroke: Ungortunately yes it can cause permanent damage.   It depends on where the stroke is and the size and type of stroke.   It can be minor damage or major damage such as paralysis or speech impediment to loss of memory to name a few.  I.

Question 9

what are the causes of a micro stroke?

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Causes of a stroke: The causes of a mini stroke or TIA are the same as the causes of a regular stroke- high blood pressure, arterial disease, diabetes mellitus, smoking, atrial fibrillation and high cholesterol.

Question 10

what are the likely causes of a stroke?

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Risk factors include: Hypertension, diabetes, high blood fats (especially triglycerides), high homocysteine, cigarette smoking, alcohol abuse, drug abuse (especially sympathomimetic amines, like cocaine, speed), trauma (arterial dissection), arteritis or vasculitis (lupus, etc), vascular malformations (aneurysm, avm), emboli(distant blood clots from heart, or paradoxical like pfo), and genetic such as mthfr mutations.

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