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Chinese medicine treatment in which thin metal needles are inserted into selected points beneath the skin. The needles may be stimulated either by rotation or by an electric current and are then removed. 

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Short-term treatment, usually in hospital, for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery.

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The acute stage of stroke starts at the onset of symptoms and includes the first few hours.

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Aged care services are available to people over 65 years and can be provided at home or in an aged care home if required.

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Impaired ability to recognise or comprehend the meaning of objects and to process sensory information.

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Impaired ability to write.

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Impaired ability to read.

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Allied health professionals include physiotherapists, speech pathologists, podiatrists, dietitians, social workers, psychologists and occupational therapists. Along with doctors and nurses, they make up multidisciplinary teams.

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Loss of memory.

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Difficulty telling the difference between musical tones. Also known as tone-deafness.

Weak or thin spot on a blood vessel wall. The bursting of an aneurysm in a brain artery causes a haemorrhagic stroke.

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X-ray test where dye is injected into the arteries. This provides pictures of the arteries to show up any blockages.

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Surgical technique for restoring normal blood flow through an artery narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis. It is done by either by inserting a balloon into the narrowed section and inflating it, or by using a laser beam.

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Also known as hypoxia. Lack of of oxygen delivery to a cell, resulting in low energy production and possible cell  death.

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A type of blood thinning medication, to stop the blood from forming clots. Common anticoagulants include Heparin, Warfarin, Dabigatran, Apixaban and Rivaroxaban.

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Medication to stop nausea or vomiting.

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Also known as platelet aggregation inhibitors.  A type of blood thinning medication, to stop tiny blood cells called platelets from sticking together and forming a blood clot. Common antiplatelets include aspirin, clopidogrel or a combination of Aspirin and dipyridamole.

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Also known as blood thinners. There are two classes of antithrombotic drugs: anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents.

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Medication to relieve coughing.

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Impaired ability to swallow.

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Also known as dysphasia. Impaired ability to talk, read, write or understand others when they speak.

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Inability to make any sound, due to weakness or paralysis in the muscles in and around the vocal cords. If you can make a sound but your voice is weak, hoarse or rough, it is called dysphonia.

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Also known as dyspraxia. Impaired ability to do a body movement because the brain has difficulty planning that movement.

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Also known as dysrhythmia or irregular heartbeat. Arrhythmia is any of a group of conditions in which the electrical activity of the heart is irregular, faster or slower than normal.

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A tearing in the wall of an artery.

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Also known as ischaemic stroke. Stroke caused by a blood clot that blocks an artery and cuts off blood flow.

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An X-ray of the carotid artery taken when a special dye is injected into the artery.

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Also known as an AVM. This is a tangled mass of blood vessels. This malformation can occur anywhere in the body including the brain.

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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.

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Food, fluid or saliva goes into the windpipe and lungs, instead of into the stomach.

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Used as a blood thinning medication, to stop platelets from sticking together.

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Impaired ability to coordinate muscle movement.

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Atherosclerosis is a type of disease. 

Plaques are sticky deposits that get stuck on the walls of your arteries. 

Your arteries get narrower and this blocks the flow of blood.

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A heart disorder where the heart beats irregularly. Sometimes the heart may also beat too quickly.

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