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Stroke in the brain
Stroke in the brain
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | |||||
Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 41-year old asked:
If a stoke patient had difficulty speaking, where might the stroke be in the brain?
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A 25-year old female asked about a 55-year old male:
Father at 55yr old had a hemorrhagic stroke. Bleeding in the brain stopped, swelling keeps getting worst. Will the swelling subside? Will he recover?
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A 24-year old female asked:
What type of stroke causes bleeding in the brain? What is the survival rate?
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A 46-year old asked:
How is the brain affected by a stroke?
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A 36-year old asked:
What are the effects of stroke on brain?
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A 43-year old asked:
How to know if I have stroke and brain death.?
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A member asked:
Is it possible for the brain to swell even after recovery from a stroke?
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A 45-year old asked:
What are the stroke survival rates for moderate stroke with brain occlusion?
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A member asked:
Is a biladerol stroke bad my sister had a stroke on both sides of her brain is there a possibility of recovery
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A member asked:
Is a stroke on both sides of the brain a really bad thing my sister had a stroke and thay said it was on both sides of her brain? I want to now what I have to look forward to is it death for my sister
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A 44-year old male asked:
What is brain stroke?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is swelling of the brain part of a stroke?
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A 35-year old female asked about a male:
What part/parts of the brain do hemmoragic strokes take place?
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A 37-year old male asked:
How can you explaine having a stroke in the palms area of the brain?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Lightheadedness for 7 weeks, last two days can hardly stand. Does this mean not enough 02 to my brain... And a stroke?
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A 46-year old asked:
My 70 year old grandmother had a stroke which effected the speech portion of her brain, what's the likelihood that she will recover?
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A male asked:
My dad age 71 had couple of brain strokes in 15 years. Motor functions fine. Since his last stroke in morning he is very hyper active. Day is fine.
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A member asked about a 28-year old female:
How can one prevent a secondary stroke. My boyf had a partial stroke which affected his brain, but it was minor, he recovered quick. How can we preven?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Hi, a year ago I had a stroke, it took 7 months for me to get back to my job and it's been 5 months and I cannot work. I have speech independent and my brain is not taking anything in, I can't even type an email to my clients, I don't know what to do?
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A 91-year old female asked:
Is a brain bleed considered a stroke?
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A 36-year old asked:
If I had brain bleed from stroke would I know it?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Does EEG on brain show if i had a stroke?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is brain swelling normal after a major stroke?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can you survive a stroke if there is bleeding in the brain?
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A 48-year old asked:
What to do if I have few questions about ischemic brain stroke?
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A 30-year old asked:
Day 6 my mom has a stroke on the right side of her brain, what to do?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is it possible to have a ischemic stroke on only one side of the brain?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Can mini strokes that cause death to parts of the brain be seen on an mri?
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A 34-year old asked:
Does having brain surgery make it more likely that I will have a stroke later?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Can their be heart stroke, because I was under impression that stroke can only be of brain?
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