What are the symptoms associated with cerebrovascular disease?

Stroke

Dizziness, nausea, or vomiting.
Unusually severe headache.
Confusion, disorientation or memory loss.
Numbness, weakness in an arm, leg or the face, especially on one side.
Abnormal or slurred speech.
Difficulty with comprehension.
Loss of vision or difficulty seeing.
Loss of balance, coordination or the ability to walk.

What does cerebrovascular disease do to your body?

Cerebrovascular disease refers to a group of conditions that affect blood flow and the blood vessels in the brain. Problems with blood flow may occur from blood vessels narrowing (stenosis), clot formation (thrombosis), artery blockage (embolism), or blood vessel rupture (hemorrhage).

What is the most common cause of cerebrovascular?

Atherosclerosis is a primary cause of cerebrovascular disease. This occurs when high cholesterol levels, together with inflammation in the arteries of the brain, cause cholesterol to build up as a thick, waxy plaque that can narrow or block blood flow in the arteries.

How do you treat cerebrovascular disease?

Treatment options for Cerebrovascular Disease

Carotid Artery Surgery.
Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS)
Craniotomy.
Embolization.
Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis (EDAS)
Endovascular Aneurysm Treatment.
Endovascular Neurosurgery.
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

Can you reverse cerebrovascular disease?

Although there is currently no treatment to reverse the damage that has already occurred, treatment to prevent additional strokes is very important. Medicines can be prescribed to control high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease or diabetes.

Is cerebrovascular disease reversible?

RCVS is reversible and patients often recover within three months; the condition is frequently missed and is more common than most physicians realize. Serious complications, such as a stroke, can be associated with RCVS if not promptly diagnosed and treated.

Who treats cerebrovascular disease?

A vascular neurologist specializes in diagnosing, treating and managing conditions of cerebrovascular disease, which are conditions that affect the blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord.