Diagnosis and Treatment of Ischemic Stroke

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The condition of stroke arises due to the insufficient flow of blood towards the brain that causes cell death. There are two types of strokes, namely, ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke. The ischemic stroke occurs when the blood flowing towards the brain is insufficient to meet its metabolic demands. This leads to the condition of poor oxygen supply called as cerebral hypoxia and death of the brain tissue known as infarction. The depletion of oxygen and glucose in ischemic brain tissue forces the brain to resort to anaerobic metabolism. During anaerobic metabolism, lactic acid is produced ...

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