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Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 2mins
What is a Stroke?
When you're having a really fun time at a carnival
When a blood vessel carrying oxygen and nutrients to the brain either gets a clot, bursts or ruptures. When this happens part of your brain does not get the blood and oxygen needed causing that part of the brain and brain cells to die.
When you can't breathe while sleeping
What causes a stroke?
When you are very dehydrated
When you've got a blood clot in your limbs
A stroke happens when there’s high blood pressure in the arteries. It can also be caused by lots of common diseases that increase your blood pressure.
When you haven't eaten enough food
What are some signs and symptoms that you’re having a stroke?
Trigeminal Neuralgia and Neuropathy
Dehydration and Starvation
Dizziness and Bell’s Palsy
Seizures and Migraine Headaches
How do strokes impact the lives of people?
Impaired speech, restricted physical abilities, slowed ability to communicate
Weakness or paralysis of limbs on side of the body, difficulty gripping or holding thing’s
Antisocial, blindness and tiredness
Low energy levels, weight gain and death
How can strokes be managed/ treated?
An IV injection of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (also known as alteplase), often given through a vein in the arm.
Liquid medicine (Nurofen)
Lot's of rest and intravenous
Percentage of the population of the world that are affected by strokes:
38%
1.7%
95%
40%
17%
What groups of the population are most at risk of strokes?
People aged 55 and older
Woman
African American and Hispanic people
Men
80 years old and above
How much money does it cost for strokes in the health care system?
An estimated $7 Million
An estimated $5 Billion
An estimated $786,235
An estimated $3.4 Billion
An estimated $965,742
BONUS QUESTION
True or False
These some diseases that can cause a stroke?
1. Fibromuscular dysplasia
2. Vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage
3. Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes
4.Radiation-included vasculopathy
True
False
