Diagnosis and Treatment of Stroke

Diagnosis and treatment of
stroke

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................4
Books and Journals ................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Stoke is a chronic disease which occur due to vessel rupture in brain and it starts
bleeding. Rupture is caused due to the blockage in the blood vessel. Extra exerted pressure by
the blood on the blood vessel cause rupture and starts bleeding. In UK, stroke is the leading
cause of thousands of death. Tissues and brain cell get rupture due to lack of oxygen and starts
dieing. CT angiography is used for the diagnosis and treatment of the stroke. Images are obtain
with the help of CTA and a contrast material is injected. For the diagnosis of the stroke, blood
test is performed to find out the sugar and cholesterol level. To check the irregular heartbeat
pulse rate is calculated. In this report there is brief discussion over the treatment of stroke and it
will also cover the reflection of previous feedback.
MAIN BODY
Physical tests are performed for the diagnosis of the stroke. For scanning, images of the
brain are captured to identify ruptured blood vessels in the brain. Symptoms such as high blood
pressure, difficulty in walking, stiff muscles, problems with coordination, overactive reflexes,
paralysis of the body, burred vision, fatigue, slurred speech, numbness and weakness are clear
indicator of stroke. Doctor physically examine the symptoms for the diagnosis of stroke. Blood
pressure is also calculated via sphygmomanometer for the diagnosis of the stroke. Physical
symptoms of the stroke are very obvious as in case of stroke arteries get chocked and blood
vessels get burst and it rises the blood pressure (García Alfonso and et. al., 2019). Earlier brain
scan is crucial in case of patients who requires to clear the blood clots with the help of medicines.
It is also helpful for the patients who are already administering anticoagulants and having low
level of consciousness. CT-scan is a x-ray which is applicable for the diagnosis of stoke.
Multiple images are build up with the help of CT-scan and it gives 3-dimensional picture to get
the detail information about the blood vessels of the brain. An injection is given at the time of
scanning to improve the picture quality to get the better detail of blood vessels (Dutta and et. al.,
2018). CT scanning is very beneficial for the diagnosis that either the patient has haemorrhagic
and ischaemic stroke (Li and te. al., 2020). MRI scanning is also applicable as it generates a very
strong radio waves and magnetic field which produces detailed pictures of the ruptured blood
vessels. MRI is also applicable for the patient in case of patient who are recently recovered from
transient ischaemic attack. Swallow test is also very crucial diagnostic test which is usually
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