{"id":104822,"date":"2026-05-24T11:02:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T05:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=104822"},"modified":"2026-05-28T16:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:11:00","slug":"stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Stroke Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World Health Assembly (WHA) recently passed the first-ever resolution on strokes, urging member states to recognise the medical condition as a public health priority.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Stroke<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>medical emergency<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that occurs <\/span><b>when blood flow to the brain is interrupted<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, either <\/span><b>due to a blockage or bleeding.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This lack of blood flow can <strong>l<\/strong><\/span><b>ead to brain cell death <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and serious complications.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A stroke can cause <\/span><b>lasting brain damage, long-term disability, or even death.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>The types of strokes are:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ischaemic stroke:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A <\/span><b>blood clot blocks a blood vessel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in your brain, leading to loss of blood flow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Haemorrhagic stroke:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) by <\/span><b>rupture of a blood vessel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the brain leading to bleeding.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Transient ischaemic attack (TIA):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A <\/span><b>short period of symptoms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> similar to those of a stroke, caused by a <\/span><b>brief blockage of blood flow to the brain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A TIA<\/span><b> usually lasts only a few minutes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and doesn&#8217;t cause long-term damage.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the stroke burden is attributable to <\/span><b>10 modifiable risk factors,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including <\/span><b>high blood pressure, air pollution, smoking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, high <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bad-cholesterol\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LDL cholesterol<\/strong><\/a>, <\/span><b>diet high in sodium<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, high fasting blood glucose, <\/span><b>kidney dysfunction, excess body weight, physical inactivity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and harmful use of <\/span><b>alcohol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Non\u2011modifiable risk factors are:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Age<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>prior stroke<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Pre-existing cardiac conditions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (e.g., atrial fibrillation and heart failure) and chronic kidney disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>symptoms <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of a stroke often happen quickly. They include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sudden numbnes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s or weakness of the<\/span><b> face, arm, or leg<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (especially on one side of the body).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sudden confusion, trouble speaking, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or understanding speech.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sudden <\/span><b>trouble seeing in one or both eyes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sudden difficulty walking, dizziness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, loss of balance, or coordination.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sudden <\/span><b>severe headache<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with no known cause.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Treatment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treatments for stroke include <\/span><b>medicines, surgery, and rehabilitation.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prevention of another stroke is also important, since having a stroke increases the risk of getting another one.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Prevention <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may include <\/span><b>heart-healthy lifestyle changes and medicines.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/world-health-assembly-recognises-stroke-as-a-public-health-priority-for-the-first-time\/article71015163.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted, either due to a blockage or bleeding. 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