how does a stroke in the ponds area of the brain affect the brain?
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my dear this is pons area ,,i am very sorry to hear about your boy friend,,i would like to  say something about pons stroke,,this is as follows-\n\nThe pons is part of the brainstem, the lowest part of the brain that connects to the top end of the spinal cord. It's an important and densely packed area containing many bundles of nerves carrying movement and sensory messages between the brain and the body. It also acts as a junction box for all the nerves employed in coordinating movement and balance within the head and neck, as well as the body as a whole.\n\n\n\nBecause there are so many important structures within the brainstem one small area of damage due to stroke can have wide-ranging consequences. The exact symptoms depend on which biological ‘electrical circuits’ and junctions lose their blood supply and that in turn depends on which of the small blood vessels in the area (branches of the vertebrobasilar circulation) becomes blocked.\n\n\n\nThe symptoms can include difficulties with balance (ataxia), dizziness due to vertigo, uncoordinated eye movements, problems with swallowing and articulating words, and numbness and/ or weakness in one half of the body. It is not uncommon for victims of this sort of stroke to feel sick as part of the loss of balance.\n\n\n\nRecovery really depends on the extent and severity of the initial stroke. You need to discuss the outlook with the doctors who have investigated your mother's condition. I really hope she is only mildly affected and makes a reasonable recovery.\n     THANK YOU VERY MUCH
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you have computus horiblus.......it affects the brain
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If the stroke is on the left side of the brain, then it will be the opposite side that is effected..(ie the right).
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You mean "Transient Ischemic Attacks".  These are sometimes called "mini-strokes" by some people.  They are short lasting episodes where small parts of the brain do not receive enough oxygen.  I will find a good article for you and re-post it.\n\nHere we go - you can learn more here:\nhttp://www.healthcomm.com/resources/imc/OneMedicineCons/ConsConditions/StrokeTransientcc.html
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this is the best i found!\ninteresting discussions.\nApparently, the brain is short of oxygen and looses its functional ability.what really happens: you will have to check out the websites and see!\nthe first link takes you to other various links on this matter.\nthe second link gives detailed diagrams with explanations.
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Blood flow is not constant in the brain at all times. If you're taking an exam, your cerebrum is going to be more active than if you are just laying down and resting. \n\nIn terms of exercise, the sympathetic system kicks in...increased heart rate, pupils dilated, dilation of bronchial passages, and more blood going to certain parts of the brain to be more alert and active.
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A simple answer to a vague question:\n\nMostly the brain is soft.  The areas of a healthy brain that are "harder" would be the areas that have a higher density of cells, or cell processes.  For instance, the white matter in the brain are areas where cells arms (axons) are packed tightly into a highway traveling to another part of the brain or heading south to eventually become the spinal cord.  These areas are "harder" or more dense compared to the cortex areas (gray tissue) where the cell bodies sit.\n\nIn diseased brain tissue areas can become extremely dense.  A good example is when tumors form.  These can be round balls of cells all clumped together.  Another example is when people have Alzheimer's disease, their cells produce amyloid plaques - or a hard crystallized by-product that ends up collecting in areas like the hippocampus (responsible for memory).  These "hardened" areas interfere with normal brain functions like remembering stuff.\n\nNow, as for texture.  The brain areas I have felt all are smooth, wet, and feel very similar.  There is a fatty layer over most neurons (nerve cells) called myelin.  It makes most brain tissue feel buttery.\n\nI hope this answers your question, but I wonder why you ask it.
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no, a stroke is caused by a blood clot to the brain or a bleed to the the brain, there is no change genetically.
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Think about the relative concentration gradients of specific solutes. You clearly wouldn't infuse something that would cause water to move out of the vasculature into the brain, you would want something that would do the opposite.
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There's still so much we don't know about how the brain compensates for the damage caused by stroke or brain attack. Some brain cells may be only temporarily damaged, not killed, and may resume functioning. In some cases, the brain can reorganize its own functioning. Sometimes, a region of the brain "takes over" for a region damaged by the stroke. Stroke survivors sometimes experience remarkable and unanticipated recoveries that can't be explained. General recovery guidelines show:\n\n10 percent of stroke survivors recover almost completely\n25 percent recover with minor impairments\n40 percent experience moderate to severe impairments requiring special care\n10 percent require care in a nursing home or other long-term care facility\n15 percent die shortly after the stroke\n\nCheers!
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Great question but a hard one! Humans differ from animals by having a large brain, yes, but there are other parts that are alonst unknown. One of them is located under the brain and is the center of memory and emotions*. Sensations are rather treated by the bulb ending the spinal chord. \n*I forgot the englisn name.\naddition:\nAnimals kills to feed themselves and survive. This also helps the sustaining of Evolution.... Cows eat herbs, nobody says that cows kill herbs but all plants are part of living kingdom.\n\nWe kill because we have incorrect emotional reactions to situations, because we are influence by publicity, news, movies, books,ect. We take bad solutions because we feel unable to react without the use of violence. THIS IS WHAT PARENTS SHOULD TEACH! But they often behave stupidly. Sorry that's a fact and children are emotional hostages of their parents.\nWe are hostage of marketing. And we all forgot a very ugly word: Responsability!!!   we are responsible of protecting our rights! \nI would highly suggest to read the american constitution. This is what America brought to the world. Read it! \nend of addition.\n\nDuring the years 1970, neurologist tried experiment to cure some deseases and noticed that the brain was divided in two segments but these were attached by sort of nerves so that the left hemisphere took benefit of the work of the right hemisphere. So it is wrong that the left hemisohere was logical and ''Manlish" and the right "hemisphere treated language matters. In fact, if we see a cat, this is first treated by the vision center that is a complex part located at the back of the left hemisphere. But recognizing a cat needs the action of the right hemisphere. Since these two hemispheres form our brain, as they are linked by sort of nerves, we don't make the difference. \n\nEmotions and memory are treated in a different organ. This organ can be injured, under-performing ect. \n\nWhat we can explain is that sensations can cause emotional reactions. But neurologists discovered that all the brain was involved in each element whatever it is logical, sensation, emotions, ect. \n\nThis can cause confusions! For example, we tend to Consider love as a better "trigger" to have a child then the need to insure reproduction. This is supposed to insure a better life to the child. All animals take care of their new born childs without educating them for a long period of time. Others give a real formation to their childs (mostly carnivors).\n\nOur animal part is not important. We are among animals who live in society which means that individuals need to communicate with others and have a job that improves the status of comminity.\n\nBut so many things traumatize childs and teens (as well as adults!) that the emtional answer is not always appropriate). \n\nThis was in depht studied by Neurolinguistic Programation or N.L.P. created by Bandler and Grinder.\n\nVery shortly, they say that if you are feeling jealous, whatever the reason is, it is better to switch this emotion to another one that can help you get out of this sad situation. \n\nbut first, there are axioms:\n1- We cannot not communicate (someone who refuses to speak gives a pretty good answer about what he feels! \n2- The one who communicates is responsible of the clearness of the message. \nect. \nBooks are found in libraries and are not meant to cure psychological problems only but to improve our capability to be understood.
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The left side of the brain controls actions on the right side of the body and the right side of the brain controls actions on the left side of the body.
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Basal ganglia are deep structures within the brain that regulate the initiation and control of movement.  Parkinson's disease, where people are much slowed, is a problem with basal ganglia.  As stated above "infarction of the right basal ganglia" means a stroke to that part of the brain. Hope that helps a bit, but do discuss this further with a neurologist who should be treating the person with the infarction.
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A stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to the brain is disturbed in some way. As a result, brain cells are starved of oxygen causing some cells to die and leaving other cells damaged.\n\nThe presentation of the stroke depends on what part of the brain was affected. One site of  common strokes affects the left middle cerebral artery, often resulting in speech deficits and right hemiplegia (paralysis). \n\nI have worked with many people who have suffered from strokes - ranging from very mild to very severe.  Yes - it is possible to recover - like the others said with physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy (if there are speech, swallowing, or cognitive impairments). It depends on the severity of the stroke and the persons committment to work as to if they will recover.  I have worked with some who give it their all, and others who give up. \n\nGenerally, the most rapid amount of recovery occurs within the first three months.  After that, by the end of the first year after the stroke, the majority of function that returns is done.
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Could you be referring to Atherosclerosis? This is what the public thinks of as "hardening of the arteries", which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. Is is the result of plaque deposits that decrease blood flow through the effected area, and can eventually lead to complete blockage.
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Your question is a very difficult one to answer because there are a lot of variables.  Age, area of brain injured, severity of injury are just a few of the variables that would impact recovery.  Some individuals never fully recover while others have a miraculous recovery.  There is no clear cut answer to your question.
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i highly suggest you consult a doctor instead of the internet for information like this. much of the prognosis of stroke depends on how focused and guided your rehabilitation program is.