When blood stops flowing in your brain and damages your brain cells, you’ll experience a stroke. The flow stops because of a blood clot. The impact of a stroke depends on the area of the brain and the extent of the damage. Therefore, you can better understand stroke if you know how the brain operates. 
Types of Stroke
Aside from the part of the brain and the amount of damage, the effect of stroke also depends on its type. 
When there is a blood clot or blockage in your brain, this is an ischemic …

To remember the signs of stroke more easily, remember the acronym FAST.

Is the Face drooping?
Are both Arms raised?
Is the Speech slurred or jumbled?
It is Time to contact 911 immediately.

These signs …

Because narrow or blocked arteries cause ischemic stroke, the focus of the treatment is returning the normal blood flow to the brain. The treatment begins with medication that eliminates clots and prevents clot formation. Your doctor can also give patients blood thinners such as TPA, aspirin, or tissue plasminogen activator injection. 
TPA works well in removing clots. However, it needs to be administered within 4 ½ hours. Emergency treatments include administering TPA directly in a brain artery or physically removing the clot through a catheter. Research is …