Ischemic Stroke And Hypertension

Hypertension is a major factor in the development of thrombotic cerebral infarction and intracerebral hemorrhage. There is no critical blood pressure level; the risk is related to the height of blood pressure and increases throughout the whole range from normal to hypertensive. A 6 mmHg fall in diastolic blood pressure is associated in relative terms with a 40% fall in the fatal and non-fatal stroke rate. An ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke are the most common manifestations of this. Ischemic strokes or mini-stroke occur as a result of an obstruction within a blood vessel supplying blood to the brain. The underlying condition for this type of obstruction is the development of fatty deposits lining the vessel walls. This condition is called