Owen's+Science+Page

Hi, my name is Owen Clarke, and I reseached strokes, the reason I researched strokes is that my grandpa had a stroke and I remember the time.

//**THE DEFINITION OF A STROKE**// Is when a brain attack occurs, when blood clots in arteries or blood vessels break, obstructing blood to the brain, brain cells then die from decreased blood flow and the result is lack of oxygen. When a stroke occurs a patient might die,but if the doctors act fast they might be able to stop them from dying, by giving the patient some medicine which allows blood to flow easier.

//**WHAT CAUSES A STROKE?**// One thing that causes a stroke is the arteries and veins cloge up preventing blood to get to the brain. Another cause is the artery wall suddenly breaks due to high blood pressure from stress, alcohol or smoking.

//**SYMPTOMS**// Some syptoms are drooling,uncomfortable eye movment, mood changes, as well as loss of memory and many more.

//**TREATMENT**// A way to treat a stroke is by removing the pool of blood in the brain because the arteries and vessels have already broke. Another way to treat a stroke is by repairing damaged blood vessels. The last way to treat a stroke is through threapy over a period of time.

//**INTERESTING FACTS**//
 * Every 45 seconds someone has a stroke.
 * There are 4 million stroke survivors today.
 * Strokes cost the U.S. $40-70 billion dollars a year.
 * 3rd leading death in America.
 * In 2006 137,000 people died of a stroke.
 * In 2009 stroke fees cost $68.9 billon dollars.
 * In 2006, 6 out of 10 deaths were on women.
 * Every 3 to 4 minutes someone dies of a stroke.


 * //INFORMATION PLACES//**
 * [|www.edline.com]
 * Deseases and disorders ,Rebbeca ,J Frey 09 ,Gale Detroit
 * ST.Johns hospital/stjohns.org/sevice/stroke center/stroke _ facts .aspx
 * About strokes.com made in 2011
 * Stroke facts Jan 28 2011