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A stroke actually does nothing to the body. It affects the brain by stopping blood flow from reaching areas of the brain. This can result in damage to nerve fibers and whole areas of the brain. If, as a result of stroke, there is damage to areas of the brain it may damage the ability of the brain to send messages to the body. Therefore, strokes can leave people with varying levels of disability. Damage to the right side of the brain will affect functioning on the left side of the body and vice versa. Additionally, language is primarily mediated by the left side of the brain. Therefore, someone who suffers a stroke on the left side of the brain may suffer from varying levels of language impairment.
If someone suffers a stroke and loses the ability to control muscles, over time, lack of use of the muscles will result in atrophy. In this way strokes can have an indirect effect on more remote parts of the body.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoA stroke is simply a clotted artery that cuts off the oxygenated blood to the cells of the body. A stroke can affect any part of the body depending on where the clot is. Most people think of the brain. A stroke in the brain can cause brain damage and paralysis. Starving cell of needed oxygen and killing the cells. And is notably recognized by numbness and tingling on one side of the body with marked paralysis or slanting of one side of the face.
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∙ 11y agoStrokes take place in the brain, and damage the brain. The body (other than the brain) is not damaged, however, it is the brain which controls all other parts of the body, so when the brain is damaged, the person who suffered the stroke may become unable to use some part of his or her body, even though that body part is not actually damaged.
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∙ 12y agoIt shut's down most of the organs in the human body.
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∙ 13y agoDepending on the region of the brain affected, a stroke may cause paralysis, speech impairment, a loss of memory and reasoning ability, coma, or death.
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Can you die from a stroke?
yes you can die from having a stroke, it really depends on how bad it is yes you can die from a stroke Not directly from a stroke itself, but indirectly from a stroke (e.g. what the stroke casuses the body) etc
Can you die from Stroke?
yes you can die from having a stroke, it really depends on how bad it is yes you can die from a stroke Not directly from a stroke itself, but indirectly from a stroke (e.g. what the stroke casuses the body) etc
Is numbness in right arm a sign of a stroke?
yes this can be signs of a stroke as well as a body defection
Burning on right side of body?
stroke
What can too much cholesterol do to your body?
you will get a stroke.
What is the outcome of a stroke?
The outcome of a stroke depends on the severity of the stroke. Considering the fact that a stroke is a blood clot in your brain, there are a lot of possible outcomes, because the brain controls the body.
How does Stroke affect the body?
It shut's down most of the organs in the human body.
What is an effect of a stroke that start with a p?
Stroke typically creates paralysis. It is normally restricted to one side of the body.
How does stroke affect the body and what are the symptoms?
If the stroke occurs in the left side of the brain, the right side of the body will be affected, producing some or all of the following: paralysis on the right side of the body; speech/language problems; slow, cautious behavioral style; memory loss. A stroke on the right side of the brain affects the left side of the body.
What systems of the body does a stroke affect?
The Nervous System.
Which human body system is linked to Stroke?
Nervous system.
If someone had a stroke and could not use the right side of their body what part of the brain had the stroke?
The motor cortex on the left side of the brain
