Expert answer:
Symptoms of a clot in the brain usually they start suddenly and may include one or more combined symptoms. The most common are:
- Loss of strength, numbness or paralysis of the face, arm or leg;
- Severe and persistent headache;
- Loss or blurred vision, especially in one eye; double vision; presence of a shadow in the field of vision;
- Difficulty swallowing;
- Difficulty in speaking or understanding the speech of others;
- Dizziness with no apparent cause;
- Imbalance;
- Lack of coordination while walking;
- Sudden fall accompanied by any of the symptoms described.
Symptoms of a brain clot vary depending on the region of the brain that has been affected. Some of them may go unnoticed or be transient, such as minor changes in speech or slight numbness in one arm.
Between the main causes of brain clot, They are:
- Head trauma (even if it is not very strong);
- Changes in blood circulation: In this case, the clot can clog a blood vessel and cause a "stroke" (Ischemic Stroke);
- Hemorrhagic Vascular Stroke: It occurs when a blood vessel ruptures and blood spreads in a particular area of the brain. It is the "stroke" itself.
At the first symptoms of a clot in the brain, the victim should receive emergency medical assistance urgently. The earlier the clot is diagnosed and treated, the lower the chances of complications or sequelae.
Treatment of the brain clot is by the neurosurgeon physician.
