Show f fl Doctor Talk Bj nv Rembert Benjamin Denjamin MD There arc t tw two rv major types o 01 strokes cerebral and cerebral thrombosis I Ir n both of these it is possible foia fora for foi a j person erson to be afflicted only briefly and with very limited End and temporary resulting dam age WHEN THE TIIE blood vessels become become be come smaller in diameter due du process of hardening o otile ol 01 UI tile Uie arteries blood flow Jow is more mon easily restricted and thereby small clots may occlude oc clude elude or block the thc blood supply to a small area of the brain When this happens there may be only temporary loss o of consciousness followed by a 1 slight weakness in certa i n parts of the body which can rap rapidly return to normal unction unc- unc lion tion with bed rest and seda- seda tion ti This s sr me process can occur occur occur oc oc- cur also when a 1 blood vessel goies into spasm not necessarily ily associated with rupture or clotting THESE rHESE small or mild strokes r i pry ar important because they serve as a warning indicating that h j a given individual is susceptible sus- sus to more serious in in- Prevention of strokes lies lies' more more aptly with specific treat- treat ni nt and sense common attitudes atti atti- iu tudes es concerning the predisposing predisposing predis predis- P. P posing ing factors ac ors For exa example people with n s i Ion o n should adhere to recommended treatment by their physicians physicians' in order to maintain as normal it 11 blood pressure as possible MUCH care should be taken in nu avoiding excessive strain fatigue excitement worry and andall andall andall all phases of living which generate generate gen gen- generate erate nervous tension Those pe people who are predisposed to 11 of the thc e s should be extremely careful about their diet particularly in regard to cholesterol restriction restriction tion and other things which act ac ac- t rate the process of arteriosclerosis arterio arterio- sclerosis 1 Glidden strokes in young people people peo peo- pie are arc attributed to the rupture rupture rup rup-i ture uLe of a defective portion of a ay al y CiSsel which defect has been present resent since birth These are Jailed galled |