Astrokeis the result of an interruption of blood flow to the brain.
It usually is triggered by ablood clotor bleed within the brain.
The thalamus is an important structure that sends sensory information from the body to the brain.
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Sensory information is interpreted by the thalamus as pain, touch, and temperature.
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What Does the Thalamus Do?
Important functions the thalamus coordinates include the following:
What Is a Thalamic Stroke?
The disruption in blood flow causes neurons within the thalamus to become damaged.
Causes of Thalamic Strokes
Causes and risk factors vary by bang out of stroke.
This decreases blood flow into the brain, a condition known as anischemic stroke.
Eventually, these small vessels can break open leading to a hemorrhagic stroke known as a lacunar stroke.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to damage to the small blood vessels that supply the brain.
Long-term damage can significantly impair blood flow to the brain and cause a stroke.
Another notable risk factor for stroke is smoking, which can significantly increase the risk of a stroke.
Cardiovascular diseases such as high cholesterol levels and high triglyceride levels can also increase the risk of stroke.
Since 2013, Latinx/Hispanic people in the United States.
have seen the largest increase in stroke-related death.
Urgent medical evaluation and treatment can potentially save brain tissue from damage.
Today, a combination of medication and procedural intervention may be used to treat stroke.
In some cases, procedures to stop the bleeding may be performed.
After a thalamic stroke, thalamic pain syndrome can develop.
Thalamic pain syndrome belongs in the class of conditions known as central pain syndromes.
In central pain syndrome, people become hypersensitive to pain and touch.
The treatment for thalamic pain resulting from thalamic stroke remains challenging.
In addition, treatments to reduce the risk of developing another stroke in the future are crucial.
The outlook after thalamic stroke can be highly variable from person to person.
A stroke can impact you and your family in multiple ways.
In addition, the eyes may abnormally look upwards when moving.
Many thalamic strokes are embolic, or the result of small blood clots.
However not all strokes are the result of emboli.
The brain is a unique organ that is incredibly adaptable after an injury.
Unfortunately, the brain is not able to regenerate tissue that has died.
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