Medical Reference related to stroke

1. TIA - transient ischaemic attack (mini-stroke)
   

   A transient ischaemic attack (TIA or mini-stroke) is a temporary blockage of blood flow in the brain that causes brief stroke symptoms. Learn more.

2. Vascular dementia
   

   Cognitive decline related to stroke is usually called vascular dementia or vascular cognitive impairment to distinguish it from other types of dementia.

3. Stroke: Causes, symptoms and prevention
   

   Get information on stroke causes, symptoms and prevention.

4. Stroke: Finding help
   

   This will help you find resources for stroke.

5. Understanding stroke - diagnosis and treatment
   

   Learn about the treatment of strokes from the experts.

6. Anticoagulants
   

   Anticoagulants seem to make you less likely to get a blood clot in your legs or in your lungs, but they can also be dangerous because they make you more likely to get bleeding in your brain or in another part of your body. Anticoagulants are not likely to help you recover from a stroke, and it's unlikely to reduce the amount of disability that the stroke causes.

7. Clot-dissolving (thrombolytic) drugs
   

   If you get one of these drugs within three hours of the beginning of your stroke symptoms, you are less likely to need nursing care in the future. They may still work if you have them within six hours of your stroke, but in some people these drugs can be dangerous. They can cause death from bleeding in the brain.

8. What is a stroke?
   

   A stroke is an emergency. A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of your brain is cut off. This can cause brain damage. The earlier you are treated, the better your chance of making a good recovery. Learn more.

9. Stroke units
   

   What is your short and long term life expectancy if you've been treated in a specialised stroke unit instead of an ordinary hospital ward?

10. Neuroprotective drugs
    

    It's unlikely that neuroprotective drugs will help you recover from a stroke. Neuroprotective drugs are thought to stop nerve cells dying. Many of these drugs are used to treat other conditions and are still being tested to see if they work for people who've had a stroke.