What is ischemia 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.

How do members experience ischemia stroke?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with ischemia stroke*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for ischemia stroke*

Who has ischemia stroke on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 8
30s 25
40s 71
50s 162
60s 172
70+ 166

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 198
Female 394

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What is ischemia 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.



Common symptoms reported by people with ischemia stroke

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for ischemia stroke

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Compare treatments taken by people with ischemia stroke

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Got a question about living with ischemia stroke? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has ischemia stroke on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 339 say ischemia stroke is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 8
30s 25
40s 71
50s 162
60s 172
70+ 166
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 9
20-29 years 11
30-39 years 27
40-49 years 47
50-59 years 39
60-69 years 20
70+ years 9

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 198
Female 394

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 240
Not Diagnosed 5

These charts show data from ischemia stroke patients who have completed their condition history
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