Zeman and the suspected cerebral ischemia: what it is, causes and symptoms

What is cerebral ischemia

But what is cerebral ischemia? “It is a disease caused by the reduction in blood supply (and consequently of oxygen) to the brain. There are two forms of cerebral ischemia. The so -called focal ischemia is confined to a limited area of ​​the brain tissue and can be caused by a thrombus or an embolus that block the flow of blood in a artery. The global ischemia instead involves more areas of the brain and is characterized by the reduction or From the interruption of blood flow to this organ. This was underlined by the IRCCS Humanitas in Rozzano (Milan) on its website.

The possible causes

What are the causes of cerebral ischemia? “Cerebral ischemia can have different causes – specify the experts of the humanitas – the most common causes are represented by the interosclerosis of the vases that bring blood to the brain; by heart diseases (in particular atrial fibrillation) which can determine the formation of embolis that through the circulatory stream reach the brain vessels and obstruct them; from the so -called disease of small vases of small arterioles and which recognizes as predisposing factors of arterial hypertension and diabetes.

I symptoms

What are the symptoms of cerebral ischemia? “Cerebral ischemia can present itself with symptoms of variable gravity. Among the main ones are included: vision problems (such as blindness from one eye and double vision); difficulty talking to move and coordinate movements; loss of knowledge; sense of weakness in the arm, to one leg to one half of the body or extended to the whole organism”.