Stroke Care
Unfortunately, a stroke - resulting from a lack of blood to the brain, or, in some cases, bleeding in the brain - can strike people of all ages. The good news is, stroke is preventable. Normal blood pressure and cholesterol as well as regular exercise can dramatically lessen your risk for stroke.
 Stroke Risk Factors
- High Blood Pressure
- Diabetes
- Heart Disease
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Smoking
- Family history of strokes
- Having had a prior stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack)
- High Cholesterol
- Obesity
What can you do to help reduce your risk? Pay attention to high blood pressure and cholesterol. Follow a low fat and low cholesterol diet. Exercise can help lower your cholesterol and dramatically lessen your risk for stroke. Weight management can help lower your blood pressure as well as following a low-salt diet. Pay attention to the following:
Signs & Symptoms of Stroke
- Sudden severe headache with no known cause
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
- Sudden trouble seeing in one eye or both
- Sudden dizziness, loss of balance or coordination or trouble walking
- Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
- Act fast and call 9-1-1 if you experience these symptoms
Learn to prevent a stroke through lifestyle changes. Learn to recognize the signs of a stroke in progress by using the FAST test to 'act fast' and reduce the effects of stroke if it occurs.
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Stroke Certification
In 2009, Billings Clinic received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award.
 Billings Clinic is also certified by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center.
Location
Neurosciences Department
Billings Clinic, 1st Floor
2825 8th Avenue North
Billings, MT 59101 |
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