MACHINE LEARNING-BASED PREDICTION OF BRAIN STROKES

A stroke, also known as a cerebrovascular
accident or CVA is when part of the brain
loses its blood supply and the part of the body
that the blood-deprived brain cells control
stops working. This loss of blood supply can
be ischemic because of lack of blood flow, or
haemorrhagic because of bleeding into brain
tissue. A stroke is a medical emergency
because strokes can lead to death or
permanent disability. There are opportunities
to treat ischemic strokes but that treatment
needs to be started in the first few hours after
the signs of a stroke begin. The patient,
family, or bystanders should activate
emergency medical services immediately
should a stroke be suspected.