Are there any surgery with minor stroke?

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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:26 pm Post subject: Are there any surgery with minor stroke?

Dear Doctor, Patient been once with blood clots, is it at risk (or increase) of heart attack, stroke or pneuminia? 2.What are precautions to take to reduce the risks from another blood clot? 3.Will exercise or sex increase the risk of suffering from another blood clot? 4. Is this a permanent condition? Can it be cured? 5.As antiplatelet therapy is not for people with a history of liver or asthma. peptic ulcers, bleeding disorders what are the medication available? 6. Are there any surgical available to treat the blood clot as there are high risks suffering with another stroke? Kindly advise TEOKIMHOE
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Dr. FernandezJoined: 20 Jan 2007Posts: 90
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject:

I'm not sure how this is realted to Parkinson disease, but to answer some of your questions, it really depends on the source of the "blot clot" or stroke. We traditionally classify strokes into ischemic or hemorrhagic stokes. Assuming that you are refering to ischemic strokes, we sub classify them into large vessel and small vessel strokes. For small vessel strokes, future events can be prevent by anti-platelet therapy (aspirin, etc), good control of blood pressure and good control of diabetes, healthy living including regular exercise. For large vessel strokes, future events can be prevent by carotid endarterectomy (if there is significant blockage of the carotid artery), or warfarin (if the source is atrial fibrillation or clot in the heart or an inherited hypercoagulable state), or aspirin if the source of the clot cannot be found. This is a very simplified version. There are so many other scenarios that play into the proper treatment and prevention of strokes. Yours,_________________Hubert H. Fernandez