Pathophysiology and classification of stroke.
There are a wide variety of causes of stroke and as many different forms of presentation, depending on the area of the brain affected. This article describes how different types of stroke present and outlines the likely outcome for patients for each type.
Collins
Chris
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School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery, University of Paisley, Scotland. coll-nml@wpmail.paisley.ac.uk
D020757:Amaurosis Fugax / Q000209:etiology; D020236:Amnesia, Transient Global / Q000209:etiology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D015984:Causality; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D015161:Dementia, Multi-Infarct / Q000209:etiology; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000150:complications; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000150:complications; D024802:Nurse's Role; D020521:Stroke / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology