What is a cerebrovascular disease?
Cerebrovascular disease refers to a group of conditions that affect blood flow and the blood vessels in the brain. Problems with blood flow may occur from blood vessels narrowing (stenosis), clot formation (thrombosis), artery blockage (embolism), or blood vessel rupture (hemorrhage).
Is cerebrovascular disease serious?
Both conditions are very serious. Hemorrhagic stroke usually requires surgery to relieve intracranial (within the skull) pressure caused by bleeding. Surgical treatment for hemorrhagic stroke caused by an aneurysm or defective blood vessel can prevent additional strokes.
What causes cerebrovascular disease?
Cerebrovascular disease can develop from a variety of causes, including atherosclerosis, where the arteries become narrow; thrombosis, or embolic arterial blood clot, which is a blood clot in an artery of the brain; or cerebral venous thrombosis, which is a blood clot in a vein of the brain.
Do I have cerebrovascular disease?
Cerebrovascular Disease Signs and Symptoms Dizziness, nausea, or vomiting. Unusually severe headache. Confusion, disorientation, difficulty with comprehension, memory loss. Numbness or weakness of an arm or leg.
What is an occlusion in the brain?
When the blood flow through the artery leading to the brain aneurysm is stopped an occlusion occurs. In some cases, it may be best to stop blood flow through the artery leading to the brain aneurysm. This is known as an occlusion.
How does blood reach the brain?
The brain receives blood from two sources: the internal carotid arteries, which arise at the point in the neck where the common carotid arteries bifurcate, and the vertebral arteries (Figure 1.20). The internal carotid arteries branch to form two major cerebral arteries, the anterior and middle cerebral arteries.
Can you reverse cerebrovascular disease?
Although there is currently no treatment to reverse the damage that has already occurred, treatment to prevent additional strokes is very important. Medicines can be prescribed to control high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease or diabetes.
Where is your carotid?
The carotid arteries are a pair of blood vessels located on both sides of your neck that deliver blood to your brain and head.
What causes brain occlusion?
When an artery inside the skull becomes blocked by plaque or disease, it is called cerebral artery stenosis. Arteries anywhere in the body can become blocked. For example, carotid artery stenosis is a narrowing of the large artery in the neck, the carotid, that supplies oxygen-rich blood to the brain.
How do you increase blood flow to the brain instantly?
Here are more easy, beneficial moves:
- Hydrate better!
- Drink more green tea.
- Limit salt intake.
- Take a good multivitamin/mineral, vitamin D, magnesium and an omega-3 EPA/DHA supplement daily.
- Support your memory with ginkgo biloba extract.
- Enjoy an ounce of dark chocolate every day (for the cocoa flavanols)