Strokecast

Welcome to Episode 2 of Strokecast. This week -- it's all in my head and new standards for tpA. It's All in my Head! Normally, when someone says that something is, "all in your head," they mean it derisively. They mean you're making it up. When it comes to my stroke though, the problem literally (yes, literally) is all in my head. So let's explore this concept in a little more depth. To begin with: What is a stroke? There are two main types of CVA, or cerebrovascular accident (the official name for a stroke). They are ischemic and hemorrhagic. My stroke was ischemic. That means a blood clot formed in one of the blood vessel in my brain and blocked the flow of blood to part of my brain. In a hemorrhagic stroke, a blood vessel in the brain leaks or bursts. Blood escapes the circulatory system and starts pouring over neurons and into the critical space between brain cells. Blood is great for the brain when it stays in the circulatory system and flows through it bringing nutrients and oxygen to the cells