The Four Most Common Cerebrovascular Disorders

Cerebrovascular disorders refer to any condition in which blood flow to a particular part of the brain is either temporarily or permanently interrupted.

Everyone knows, either directly or indirectly, someone who has suffered a stroke or bloating. These diseases can have lasting effects and can even be fatal. At worst, they are very scary and should make you take better care of yourself and your habits. 

However, most people are not aware enough about these types of diseases.

If you yourself have not had one of these experiences, or you do not have a family member or friend who has suffered from these, you may not understand the impact of certain factors on your brain health – these include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and being overweight.

Too many deaths occur each year due to preventable cerebrovascular disorders.

However, some conditions, such as cerebral infarction, even affect very young and healthy people, and they are a sad reality that fights against reason and logic.

There are certain factors you should respectfully consider to reduce their impact on your life.

The four most common cerebrovascular disorders

As we showed at the beginning, a characteristic of cerebrovascular disorder is the interruption of blood production in the brain.

Any change in blood circulation can lead to two types of problems: ischemic and hemorrhagic.

Ischemic quality is by far the most common, and typically has the same origin in all patients: vascular calcification.

We have dealt with vascular calcification several times: It occurs when you have very high cholesterol levels and inflammation in the arteries in the brain. 

All of this leads to a slow, progressive, and very crippling disease: the accumulation of plaque in your blood vessels. This causes problems with blood circulation in the brain, eventually causing cognitive problems and dementia.

This is not an insignificant problem: prevention and good lifestyles will really benefit you in the future.

1. Cerebral thrombosis

• Thrombosis, or blood clot, is an ischemic stroke.
• It occurs when the arteries in the brain narrow because something is blocking the bloodstream – this is a blood clot.

This type of disease usually gives a few small warnings before the arteries in the brain close completely. 

Therefore, it is vital to be alert to symptoms:

• Numbness or tingling on one side of the body
• Severe headache
• Difficulty communicating or understanding things
• Dizziness and difficulty walking
• Vision problems

2. Cerebral embolism

Cerebral embolism is another type of cerebrovascular disease with ischemic origin. The cause of the above disorder was a blood clot, now it has escaped plaque. To be clearer, a blood clot is an accumulation of blood that forms in the wall of an important artery and prevents blood circulation.

In this case, embolism arises from a piece of plaque that detaches from the artery wall and finds its way into the brain. Unlike cerebral thrombosis, plaque can come off far from the blockage itself, typically close to the heart. 

The symptoms are similar to those of thrombosis: numbness on one side of the body, difficulty expressing oneself or communicating.

If a patient with embolism is treated quickly, he or she may receive a drug that can dissolve the plaque. If this works, the survival forecast will improve significantly.

3. Intraocular or cerebral hemorrhage

We have already talked about the two most common ischemic brain injuries. Now we want to describe the conditions that bleeding can cause.

The most common is arterial bulge. In these cases, there is an abnormal dilation in one of the weak points in a blood vessel in the brain.

• When a bulging artery ruptures, it results in cerebral hemorrhage. 
• Despite the effects of arterial bulge, ischemic strokes are becoming more damaging and are taking more lives each year.

The biggest problem with arterial bulge is that it doesn’t have a lot of symptoms.

Some people have a dilated blood vessel in their brain for years without noticing anything until under a certain pressure at a certain point it ruptures. 

4. Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Subarachnoid hemorrhage often occurs due to high blood pressure – blood pressure is something you need to monitor.

In this case, the blood vessel also bursts and is almost always located on the surface of the brain. The eruption is found in the space between the brain and the skull,  but it never gets into the brain itself.

The life expectancy after this type of outbreak depends on how quickly you get medical attention. It is critical to identify the symptoms:

• Difficulty concentrating
• Discomfort under bright lights
• Irritability, apeus, personality changes
• Neck and shoulder pain
• Vomiting and dizziness
• Scenes

The most obvious symptoms of all are related to your vision. You may lose your sight for a few minutes, or see very bright lights or other optical phenomena. 

If you have any problems or minor abnormalities, it is best that you trust your instincts: call your doctor immediately.