A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, killing brain cells. There are two different types of stroke: a bleed on the brain (haemorrhagic) or a blood clot (ischaemic), which is the most common. A transient ischaemic attack (TIA or mini stroke) lasts for a shorter time. When the clot moves, the symptoms stop.
The type of treatment patients receive depends on the type of stroke.
We always say time is brain. The quicker you come into us the quicker we can assess you and if it is a clot, we have four-and-a-half hours to give you the thrombolysis, a medication used to dissolve blood clots.
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