Self-actualization, according to Maslow, represents the growth of an individual toward fulfillment of the highest needs. Maslow argues that only high acheivers are self-actualizers, but we are all in fact capable of self-actualization.
In a thrombotic stroke, a blood clot (thrombus) forms inside one of the brain's arteries. The clot blocks blood flow to a part of the brain. This causes brain cells in that area to stop functioning and die quickly.
1 Explain to patients that the risk for venous thromboembolic events after an ischemic stroke is high, including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. 2  This study suggests that Lovenox (enoxaparin) is superior to unfractionated heparin at preventing venous thromboembolism in acute ischemic stroke patients.