A stroke, also known as a cerebrovascular accident or CVA is when part of the brain loses its blood supply and the part of the body that the blood-deprived brain cells control stops working. This loss of blood supply can be ischemic because of lack of blood flow, or hemorrhagic because of bleeding into brain tissue.
Symptoms of stroke depend upon what area of the brain has stopped working due to loss of its blood supply. Often, the patient may present with multiple symptoms including the following:
The blockage of an artery in the brain by a clot (thrombosis) is the most common cause of a stroke. The part of the brain that is supplied by the clotted blood vessel is then deprived of blood and oxygen. As a result of the deprived blood and oxygen, the cells of that part of the brain die and the part of the body that it controls stops working. Inherited clot forming tendencies have to be ruled out in peadtric strokes.
The scholastic stroke can be treated using certain medications which are called as anti-platelet drugs. Peadtric stroke requires a multi-disciplinary approach, hemodynamic stability, hypothermia & prevention of additional brain inserts is essential in the treatment.
Hemorrhagic strokes are difficult to treat, so it's imperative to consult a specialist (neurosurgeon) immediately to help determine whether any treatment options are available to the patient (possibly aneurysm clipping, hematoma evacuation, or other techniques).
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