Stroke occurs
when blood flow to the brain is interrupted by a blockage or a rupture in an artery, depriving brain tissue of oxygen.
Stroke occurs
when blood flow to the brain is disrupted.
Although there are two types of strokes, each result
when blood flow to the brain is cut off and the brain cells are deprived of oxygen and begin to die.
Not exact matches
When you eat too much, you decrease the
blood flow to your
brain as it's preoccupied with your digestive system.
This disease occurs
when blood flow to a region of the
brain is interrupted by either a clot or bleeding, depriving the body of oxygen and nutrients.
While they don't have definite answers, besides having good genes, Kawas said, the answer is probably a combination of being resilient
to Alzheimer's Disease and also that they did not develop other dementia - causing conditions, such as microscopic infarctions that occur
when blood flow is blocked from certain regions of the
brain and hippocampal sclerosis, which causes neuron loss.
«Just like the human
brain, heart and kidneys — organs that can commandeer heightened blood flow when needed — the placenta may employ an auto - regulatory mechanism to optimize perfusion,» adds Limperopoulos, director of Children's Developing Brain Research Laboratory and the study's senior au
brain, heart and kidneys — organs that can commandeer heightened
blood flow when needed — the placenta may employ an auto - regulatory mechanism
to optimize perfusion,» adds Limperopoulos, director of Children's Developing
Brain Research Laboratory and the study's senior au
Brain Research Laboratory and the study's senior author.
When warned their breathing was about
to be restricted, the most resilient participants — SEALs and adventure racers, among others — showed a burst of
blood -
flow activity in an area of the
brain that registers sensations in the body, called the insular cortex.
Using imaging technologies, they have observed that
when neurons start
to fire there is an accompanying increase in
blood flow to area of the
brain that is active.
It has been observed that
blood flow in the
brains of people with the disorder is impaired
when compared
to healthy
brains.
«Our
brains require a tremendous amount of energy and in order
to meet this demand the
flow of
blood must be precisely choreographed
to ensure that oxygen is being delivered where it is needed and
when it is needed,» said Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., D.M.Sc., co-director of the University of Rochester Center for Translational Neuromedicine and lead author of the study.
«Rapid
blood pressure drops in middle age linked
to dementia in old age: Temporary episodes of dizziness or light - headedness
when standing could reduce
blood flow to the
brain with lasting impacts.»
«
When other portions of the
brain circuit related
to speech were also affected according
to our
blood flow measurements, we saw more severe stuttering in both children and adults,» said first author Jay Desai, MD, a clinical neurologist at CHLA.
An ischemic stroke occurs
when a clot cuts off
blood flow to part of the
brain, depriving those cells of oxygen and nutrients like the
blood sugar glucose that they need
to survive.
About seven of every eight strokes are ischemic: They occur
when a
blood clot cuts off oxygen
flow to one or another part of the
brain, destroying tissue and leaving weakness, paralysis and sensory, cognitive and speech deficits in its wake.
«We believe exertion or increasing
blood flow to the
brain when it's not quite ready
to handle that, even in the absence of more impacts
to the
brain, could also interfere with recovery in this window,» said Asken, also a clinical and research coordinator for the Sports Concussion Center at the UF Student Health Care Center.
It works by detecting the changes in
blood oxygenation and
flow that occur in response
to neural activity —
when a
brain area is more active it consumes more oxygen and
to meet this increased demand
blood flow increases
to the active area.
When the human body senses a threat, be it real or perceived, our physiology shifts
to a defensive mode orchestrated by the
brain — the immune system and appetite ramp down, metabolism is altered
to liberate fuels, and
blood flow is redirected
to deliver these fuels
to muscles that need them.
By using PET
to monitor
blood flow and metabolism, Raichle and his collaborators have shown how the
brain responds
when a subject is asked
to perform tasks as diverse as memorizing words or anticipating an unpleasant experience.
Scientists can compare the same
brain area
when a person is doing nothing, and again
when the person is performing a task,
to see how
blood flow — and activity — in that
brain area changes.
Vascular dementia, on the other hand, appears
to occur
when blood flow to certain areas of the
brain is interrupted, such as during strokes and so - called mini-strokes.
It's the period
when the arousal mechanism in the limbic
brain connects with our bodies, causing
blood flow to our erogenous zones and making us want sex.
When you work out in the heat, your body shuttles more
blood to the skin in order
to help heat escape — meaning less
blood flows to the muscles and
brain, causing fatigue
to set in faster.
«
When you're dehydrated your
blood pressure drops, heart rate increases,
blood flow to the
brain slows — all of which can make you tired,» says Luga Podesta, MD, sports medicine specialist at Kerlan - Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, Calif..
Stroke What it is: Most strokes occur
when a
blood clot blocks an artery or a
blood vessel, interrupting
blood flow to an area of the
brain over a period of minutes or hours, causing
brain cells
to die.
Most strokes — about 85 % — occur
when a clot or some other obstruction blocks
blood flow to (or within) the
brain; these are known as ischemic strokes.
When a muscle is stressed, there's an increase in
blood flow to the region being exercised, stimulating more responsive nerve connections between the
brain and muscle,» says personal trainer and owner of Fully Loaded Fitness, Ethan Hyde.
«
When [the arteries] are bent out of shape, that can restrict the
blood flow to the
brain.
Oral steroids can increase the level of the low - density lipoprotein or LDL and also decreases the level of high - density lipoprotein or HDL which means it increases the risk of atherosclerosis — a condition where fatty substances block the
blood flow in the arteries that can also lead
to heart attacks and stroke
when it reaches the
brain.
When the
blood pressure drops,
blood flow to the
brain reduces.
When the
flow of oxygen - rich
blood to the
brain is hindered,
brain cells die and the
brain degenerates.
When your feet and heart are held up above your head for an extended period of time, a
flow of
blood rushes
to the
brain.
When energy is increased in the body as a result of thermogenesis, the
brain is better able
to utilize this excess energy resulting from increased
blood flow.
When your arteries and
blood vessels stiffen, the amount of
blood traveling through them can decrease, which limits the
blood flow to your heart,
brain, kidneys, eyes and other organs.
When you restrict
blood flow to the
brain, you get premature aging, lousy memory and
brain fog.
Magnesium also protects the
brain from harmful neurotoxins, which are free
to flow through the
blood stream,
when estrogen levels drop.
«An infrared session is like doing a light jog, so of course
when you're doing a light jog your heart rate's going
to be going, and it's actually extremely healthy for you, because you're getting that fresh pump of
blood through the body — ultimately, the more your
blood is
flowing, the more increased circulation
to the
brain,» she said.
When these feelings occur, breathing and heart rate levels are rapid and unsteady, which disturbs the
blood flow and oxygen
to the
brain, causing dizziness during menopause.
When you hang upside down, oxygen - rich
blood flows to your
brain.
Sometimes
when the condition becomes serious, it can get fatal as the
blood flowing to the
brain becomes limited.
A stroke occurs
when a
blood clot blocks an artery or
blood vessel in the
brain or
when a
blood vessel breaks thereby interrupting the
blood flow to an area of the
brain.
A stroke occurs
when a
blood clot blocks the steady
flow of
blood to your
brain.
When we are anxious,
blood flows away from our
brains, so this technique will bring the oxygen back
to your head and help you
to think clearly.