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Stroke is an injury to the brain that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is interrupted. When this happens, the brain cells in that area may be damaged or die because they do not get enough oxygen and nutrients. 

Unlike other cells in the body, brain cells do not replace themselves. Since the brain controls almost everything that the body does, bodily functions controlled by the damaged part of the brain can be affected. Changes may be physical, such as being unable to speak or having difficulty with movement of the arms or legs. Changes in behavior or mood may also reflect brain injury.

Ischemic strokes make up almost 80% of all strokes and are caused by a blockage of a blood vessel in the brain or neck.

Hemorrhagic stroke is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel within the brain or on the brain’s surface.

Most strokes occur as a result of degenerative changes in the body’s blood vessels. The chance of having a stroke increases with age. Approximately 70% of all strokes occur in people age 65 or older. The risk of stroke doubles with every decade after age 55.

• Over 750,000 Americans have a new or recurrent stroke every year.

• It is estimated that in the United States, a person has a stroke every 43 seconds of every day.

  Stroke ranks as:

  • the leading disabler of adult Americans

  • the leading cause of discharge from hospitals to nursing homes

  • the second leading cause of dementia

  • the third leading cause of death

• More women die of stroke than breast cancer.

• Stroke can happen to anyone at any age…even children and babies. It is estimated that every year, the number of people under the age of 40 who have a stroke equals all the people killed in traffic accidents in the USA that year.

Nebraska State Stroke Association

6900 L Street, Suite B, Lincoln, NE 68510

Phone:  402-484-8131   Toll Free:  1-888-808-5678

nebraskastroke@gmail.com