PSYB64H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Transient Ischemic Attack, Traumatic Brain Injury, Cancer
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Week 10 july 27 th , 2015. Stroke: a type of brain damage caused by an interruption of the blood supply to the brain: risk factors for stroke include: Use of alcohol, amphetamines, and other drugs. Cerebral hemorrhage: a condition caused by bleeding in the brain; generally results from hypertension or structural defects in the arteries serving the brain: can occur due to: Aneurysm: a balloon-like bulge in the wall of an artery. Ischemia: a condition in which inadequate blood flow results in insufficient quantities of oxygen being delivered to tissue: often results in the death of neural tissue, infarct: an area of dead neural tissue. Within three hours (limit) to reverse some effects of stroke: transient ischemic attack (tia): a brief (24-hour-or-less) episode of stroke symptoms that does not cause permanent damage. Excitotoxicity: ability of excess glutamate to kill cells: glucominergic antagonists have a protective effect on cells undergoing oxygen deprivation.
