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what are the symptoms of cerebrovascular disease?

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Cerebrovascular: Tia's or stroke like symptoms.  Often seen in patients w signs of hypertension and vascular disease elsewhere.

Question 2

can you die suddenly from cerebrovascular disease?

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Yes: We call a stroke a "cerebrovascular" disease.It can be very deadly.

Question 3

what are interventions for cerebrovascular disease?

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Can open flow : With balloon and or stents if medical or surgical treatment not possible.

Question 4

what are tests for diagnosis for cerebrovascular disease?

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Cerebrovascular: Mra's, carotid dopplers, and carotid computed tomographic angiograms provide the structural backdrop for assessing the cerbrovasculature.

Question 5

what is the way to prevent cerebrovascular disease?

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Healthy living: Keep your blood pressure & cholesterol under control, regular exercise and a healthy diet.   Also make sure to "exercise your mind" by doing things like reading, crossword puzzles, etc.  An apple and a long walk a day, keeps the doctor away.  To stay young, you have to live young.

Question 6

what doctor checks for cerebrovascular disease?

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Start with primary: They will refer you to a cardiovascular specialist if needed.

Question 7

is cerebrovascular a lifestyle disease?

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Stroke: Yes. Cerebrovascular disease is the same process that causes heart attacks, chronic kidney disease, and peripheral vascular disease. It is a complex process involving negative effects from high blood pressure, too much fat in the blood, platelet stickiness, excess inflammation and clotting proteins, high Insulin or glucose, excess sodium, and pscyhological stress which increases cortisol.

Question 8

what is diffuse cerebrovascular disease?

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Affects whole brain: Strictly speaking, diffuse cerebrovascular(cv) disease refers to an entity that affects all of the vessels throughout the brain.That is both the large and small vessels. Many times the diffuse cv disease is inferred by the clinical findings or MRI findings-ie. Signs of stroke/ischemia in multiple areas throughout the brain. Diffuse processes like diabetes or lupus are examples that can lead to this.

Question 9

does cerebrovascular disease  run in the family?

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Often does: Many risk factors for vascular disease (stroke, heart attack, peripheralvascualr disease) like hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol tend to run in families, and there are some fairly rare genetic syndromes (eg. Cadasil) that cause strokes in particular.

Question 10

can cerebrovascular disease be the cause of death months later?

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Stroke: Cerebrovascular disease is a broad term, encompassing strokes because of blockage of major blood vessels of the brain, bleeding into the brain, and tiny strokes.  Major strokes cause severe disability, and the complications of paralysis, swallowing problems, cognitive problems and blindness can lead to many lethal complications.

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