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Authors:
1. HALIL Z. AJVAZI, MD, Mr. Sc.,
2. VALBONA GOVORI, MD, PHD.,
PRISHTINA
12/06.2009
Acute stroke is the leading cause of
disability in the modern society.
Nonmodifiable
Modifiable
Nonmodifible
Age
Sex
Race-ethnicity
Heredity
Modifiable
Hypertension
Cardiac disease (particularly atrial
fibrillation)
Diabetes
Hypercholesterolemia
Cigarette smoking
Excessive use of alcohol
Physical inactivity
Classiffication of
Cerebrovascular disease
regarding the duration of
symtpoms
-Transient insufficiency of cerebral
circulation
TIA
RIND
- Persistent insufficiency
cerebral infarction
cerebral haemorrhagia
TIA (Transient ischemic
brain attack)
atherosclerosis of
cerebrovascular arteries
cardioembolic
hypercoagulable states
arterial dissection
arteritis
aneurysm
arteriovenous malformation
Risk of stroke for patients with TIA is
24% to 29% in the first 5 years after
event.
Ischemic
cerebrovascular infarction
80%
Haemorrhagic
intracerebral haemorrhagia
15%
subarachnoidal haemorrhagia
STROKE WARNING SIGNS
sudden numbness or weakness of
the face, arm of leg, especially on
one side of the body
sudden confusion, trouble speaking
or understanding
sudden trouble of seeing in one or
both eyes
sudden trouble of walking, dizziness,
loss of balance or coordination
sudden, severe headache with no
Diagnosis of TIA
CT (computed tomography)
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
SPECT (single-photon emission
computed tomography)
CT scan
- gold standard
MEDICAL THERAPY
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT
Risk factor management
Antiplatelet agents
Anticoagulants
Antiplatelet agents
Tema:
DIABETES
AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
Authors:
1. HALIL AJVAZI, MD, Mr. Sc.,
2. VALBONA GOVORI, MD, PHD.,
PRISHTINA
12/06.2009