Stroke Types and Risk Factors

Ischemic Stroke

When a blood vessel becomes blocked

Hemorrhagic Stroke

When a blood vessel in the brain leaks or bursts (such as during a brain aneurysm rupture)

Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

When a blood vessel is blocked for a short time (also called a “mini-stroke”)

The following conditions increase your risk of having a stroke

• Smoking
• High cholesterol levels (are we able to hyperlink the highlighted conditions to other sites so that if they want to know more information they can access it??)
• High blood pressure (also known as hypertension)
• Atrial fibrillation
• Congestive heart failure
• Diabetes

Stroke survivors are at greater risk of having another stroke. Subsequent strokes can be more deadly and debilitating than the initial attack.