stroke secondary to cardiogenic embolism…

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central nervous system, stroke, stroke secondary to atrial fibrillation, type of stroke, loss of brain function, blood clots that develop, in the heart, travel, brain, stroke involves loss of brain functions, neurologic deficits, a loss of blood circulation to areas, the brain, specific neurologic deficits vary depending on the location, extent, the damage, the disorder, strokes secondary to cardiogenic embolism, moving blood clots, emboli, in the heart, clots travel, the bloodstream, become stuck in small arteries, in the brain, type of stroke typically occurs suddenly, immediate maximum loss of brain functions, not associated, activity levels, occur at any time, heart arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, commonly, the embolus, a heart muscle that is not beating strongly, regularly, blood stagnating, in the heart, causing a clot to form, dislodge, travel upwards, brain, stroke secondary to cardiogenic embolism, a history of heart valve replacement, arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, infective endocarditis, heart attack, mitral valve prolapse, heart valve disorders, ischemic cardiomyopathy, blood clots anywhere, weakness, total inability to move a body part, numbness, loss of sensation, tingling, abnormal sensations, decreased, lost vision, partial, temporary, language difficulties, inability to recognize, identify sensory stimuli, loss of memory, vertigo, abnormal sensation of movement, loss of coordination, swallowing difficulties, personality changes, mood, emotion changes, urinary incontinence, lack of control over bladder, lack of control over the bowels, consciousness changes, sleepy, stuporous, somnolent, lethargic, comatose, unconscious, examination, determine the specific deficits present, correspond closely, location, the injury, in the brain, examination, changes in vision, visual fields, clots, in the retina, the eye, changes in reflexes, abnormal reflexes, abnormal extent of "normal" reflexes, abnormal eye movements, muscle weakness, decreased sensation, pulse irregular, abnormal sounds heard by listening, heart, a stethoscope, signs of emboli, splinter hemorrhages, head ct scan, mri of head, mra, the head, ecg showing arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, echocardiogram, heart disorders, transcranial doppler, ultrasound, the head, stroke, serious condition, sooner treatment is given, better the likely outcome, lower the chance of permanent disability, death, depending on the severity of symptoms, virtually all strokes, kind, hospitalization, intensive care, life support, person is seen quickly, thrombolytic therapy appropriate in many cases, kind of stroke, involves use of a medication that breaks clots, meant, restore normal blood flow, imperative that thrombolytic medication be given, 3 hours of symptom onset, it is important to get, hospital quickly, strict criteria, eligibility to receive this medication, has some risks of significant side effects, stroke was, bleeding, in the brain, not a clot, harmful, most patients, admitted to an intensive care unit, close monitoring, thrombolytic therapy is successful, complete resolution of symptoms, no known cure, stroke, someone is not a candidate, treatment is essentially rehabilitation, the symptoms presented, treatment is also aimed at prevention of future strokes, recovery, areas, the brain take over functioning, the damaged areas, goal of treatment, prevent spread, extension, the stroke, to maximize the ability, the person to function, underlying heart disorder, medications to control the heartbeat, stroke, third leading cause of death in developed countries, one-fourth of people, a stroke die, the stroke, its complications, one-half have long-term disabilities, one-fourth recover most, all function, stroke, have any reason to suspect a stroke occurring, atrial fibrillation, arrhythmias, prevent clot formation, tia, transient ischemic attack, treated.