Ischemic vs. Hemorrhagic Stroke🧠 🚫Ischemic Stroke Blood flow has been occluded by a CLOT and the brain becomes injured or part of the brain dies Causes: blood clot has occluded blood flow (embolism, or thrombi have formed) Fibrinolytic therapy & clot busters (tPA) which bust clots and restore blood to the injured areas 🩸Hemorrhagic Stroke Bleeding THINK: bleeding in the brain = increased intracranial pressure (ICP) Stop the bleeding & prevent increased bleeding AVOID anticoagulant therapy! Th

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