subject: Clogged Arteries in the Brain - Are You Aware of How Dangerous It Really Is? [print this page] Clogged Arteries in the Brain - Are You Aware of How Dangerous It Really Is?
Clogged arteries in the brain are very dangerous and they could pose great threats to a person's health and, worse, to his life. The brain is a vital and sensitive body organ, thus any small change in the nutrient and oxygen supply would greatly alter the function of the different parts of the brain. The clogging of the arteries does not happen overnight. This kind of condition happens when you become negligent of your body and of what you take in your body. In this era when things are done by technologies and manual work seem start to become obsolete, people are becoming at risk for lifestyle diseases. Due to the inactivity of people and their poor choices in food, they put themselves and their health at risk. How will they prevent developing clogged arteries?
The arteries become clogged due to the inflammation process and because of the accumulation and the build-up of plaques. Experts and medical professionals cannot point out the exact reason and cause as to why a portion of the arterial wall becomes inflamed. Due to the inflammation process, white blood cells will flock to the damaged portion of the arterial wall and will start to clump together. However, the plaque is not just made up of scar tissues and white blood cells. Plaques can be made up of several different things like fats, calcium, fibrin and even the wastes of cell metabolism. When these substances accumulate within the arterial walls or at the mouth of the opening, then the blood supply would be compromised. There is also a possibility that the arteries will harden over time.
Clogged arteries in the brain will pose great changes to the body's different functions. Be thankful if you get to feel and manifest symptoms associated with the clogging of the arteries because it will let you know that there is something going on. But there are times when the symptoms manifest in the latter stages, when some parts of the brain are already affected by the decreased oxygen and supply of nutrients. Some of the symptoms you should definitely watch out for include the following: dizziness and fainting spells. This is due to the decreased supply of oxygen to the brain. There is also a high possibility that you will experience a TIA or Transient Ischemic Attack. The effects of this mini stroke will only last less than a day, but it could become dangerous. When the brain cells will be deprived of oxygen for 6 minutes or more, they will start to die. The possibility of stroke is great when this happens.
Aside from these symptoms, you will get to experience loss of speech and you will start to have blurry vision, or worse, you could lose your eyesight. Another symptom to watch out for would be paralysis of a side of the body. By noting which side, the physician would find it easier to pinpoint the location of the clogged arteries in the brain and what part is affected.
