What is Ischemic Stroke?

Ischemic stroke occurs when a blood vessel to the brain is blocked by a clot. When blockage is caused by a clot in an artery already narrowed it is called a thrombotic stroke. When a clot travels from another area of the body it is called an embolism and the blockage is called an embolic stroke.

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What do patients take to treat Ischemic Stroke and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
Aspirin
(Trombyl, Coated Baby Aspirin, Cardio Aspirin, Kroger aspirin)
2
Warfarin
(Jantoven, Coumadin, Marevan)
2
0

These charts show data from Ischemic Stroke patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Ischemic Stroke at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
70% Females
30% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 1
20-29 yrs 6
30-39 yrs 7
40-49 yrs 12
50-59 yrs 3
60-69 yrs 1
70+ yrs 3
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 52

These charts show data from Ischemic Stroke patients who have completed their condition history