Recovery after a mild stroke
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35355
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Stroke Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1455
- Available Online
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A stroke happens when there is a loss of blood flow to the brain. This causes brain cells to die. Your symptoms after a stroke will depend on where your brain was damaged and the size of the damaged area. The blood supply to the brain can be cut off in 2 ways. When a blood clot forms on or in the wall of a blood vessel and stops blood from getting to part of the brain, it is called an ischemic stroke (or brain infarct). When a blood vessel bursts, causing bleeding in and/or around the brain, it…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Stroke Program
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (14 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Transient ischemic attack
- Specialty
- Nervous System
- Abstract
- A stroke happens when there is a loss of blood flow to the brain. This causes brain cells to die. Your symptoms after a stroke will depend on where your brain was damaged and the size of the damaged area. The blood supply to the brain can be cut off in 2 ways. When a blood clot forms on or in the wall of a blood vessel and stops blood from getting to part of the brain, it is called an ischemic stroke (or brain infarct). When a blood vessel bursts, causing bleeding in and/or around the brain, it is called a hemorrhagic stroke (or brain hemorrhage). This pamphlet explains some of the common symptoms after a mild stroke, and answers questions like how long your symptoms will last, when you can drive again, what your chance is of having another stroke, and what you can do to prevent another stroke. The Heart and Stroke Foundation's website is included for more information.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Nova Scotia Health Stroke Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 1455
