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What is a stroke?

When natural blood flow to the brain is disrupted for whatever reason, a stroke can occur.听By far, the most common such event is an ischemic stroke, which is an interruption in blood flow.听There are also hemorrhagic strokes in which a blood vessel in the brain ruptures.听

Tiny strokes are termed Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA) whose effects are negligible. Nonetheless, a TIA should be considered as a warning.听 Following a TIA, a person is five times more likely to have a stroke within two years.

The extent of damage in the brain due to a stroke depends on the brain region that was affected and on the length of time that the event occurred.听It is essential, therefore, that medical treatment be applied as quickly as possible.听 In the case of an ischemic stroke, a victim who receives drug treatment within three or four hours of the event can reduce the extent of potential brain damage significantly.

A stroke victim can expect to recover fully from a minor stroke, but major strokes can have serious effects. As a consequence of a major stroke, victims might be unable to speak, read, write, recall events, or to move normally.

Here are the main warning signs of stroke:听 weakness, speech or vision problems, severe headaches, dizziness leading to disequilibrium.听Should you experience these symptoms, you should consider seeing a doctor.

The main risk factor for stroke is high blood pressure (hypertension). One out of five Canadians has high blood pressure.

The Neuro鈥檚 Stroke Unit: Access to Cutting-Edge Treatment

The Neuro is one of two stroke centres in Montreal and provides highly-specialized and rapid assessment, diagnostics and treatment for hyper-acute stroke, which is a stroke that has occurred within 10 - 12 hours before the patient鈥檚 arrival at the centre.

Patients arriving by ambulance with stroke symptoms receive immediate attention. Within 15 to 30 minutes of a patient鈥檚 arrival, a neurological examination, CT scans and other tests are performed to confirm the diagnosis and determine a rapid course of treatment.

The Neuro has specialists on-site 24 hours a day, an Intensive Care Unit, an interventional neuroradiologist, neurosurgeons and beds dedicated to stroke patients.