stroke victims
Cerebrovascular event sufferers
Stroke victims are people who have suffered a stroke—a sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain causing damage.
The term appears frequently in medical contexts and news coverage: The hospital opened a new wing for stroke victims.
Some prefer "stroke survivors" to emphasize recovery rather than victimhood.
- warning signsIndicators of impending danger
- facial droopSagging of facial features
- slurred speechIndistinct verbal articulation
- blood clotCoagulated mass in vessels
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
rehabilitation · brain · recovery · long road · hospital · wheelchair · speech therapy · numbness · clot · hemorrhage · survivor · second chance · caregiver · family support · weakness · left side · right side · mobility
- populationspatients, inpatients, outpatients, elderly patients, trauma patients
- stroke carethrombectomy, ischemia, brain hemorrhage, clot buster, CT scan
- patientspatient, inpatients, inpatient, outpatients, outpatient
- Vulnerable Groupshomeless youth, orphans, refugees, disabled people, elderly poor
- invalidsinvalid, invalids, infirm, bedridden, incapacitated