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Causes of Stroke
Stroke develops when the brain’s blood supply is interrupted or when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and glucose or exposing it to bleeding and pressure. The immediate…
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Symptoms of Stroke
The symptoms of stroke are caused by sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain or by bleeding into brain tissue, and they usually appear abruptly. The most characteristic symptoms are one-sided…
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What is Stroke
Stroke is a sudden injury to the brain caused by an interruption in its blood supply or, less commonly, by bleeding into brain tissue. The condition involves the brain’s vascular system, neurons, glial cells,…
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FAQ about Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease is a serious condition that develops after rheumatic fever, an inflammatory reaction that can follow an untreated or poorly treated group A streptococcal infection, such as strep throat or scarlet fever.…
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Prevention of Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease is not usually prevented by a single action taken at one point in time. It develops as a delayed consequence of immune injury to the heart after recurrent or untreated group…
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Treatment for Rheumatic heart disease
The treatment of rheumatic heart disease uses a combination of infection control, anti-inflammatory therapy, management of heart failure and arrhythmias, prevention of recurrent rheumatic fever, and, in advanced cases, valve repair or replacement. These…
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Causes of Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease is caused by an abnormal immune response to infection with group A Streptococcus, usually after untreated or inadequately treated strep throat, and less commonly scarlet fever. The disease does not begin…