Stroke and how to prevent.

Be considered as causes of death in the third after cardiovascular disease, cancer, stroke annually makes 200,000 cases in our country have recently, in which nearly 11,000 people and leaving many deformities for the remainder. Despite the dangers, but this is the pathology can prevent if compliance with the recommended by medical professionals.

What is a stroke?

Stroke (cerebral vascular ear) pathological lesions in part the brain occur suddenly due to the blood supply to the brain is stopped. Vascular brain region would be hurt and ceased operation. The region of the brain die corresponding body part due to brain regions that control will not work, and the result is that patients with stroke symptoms such as distorted mouth, weakness or paralysis of limbs, numbness and loss of feeling in the second half, said hard or don't speak, or coma ...

The dangerous disease.

Based on the principle of brain vessels or brain haemorrhage, stroke is divided into 2 types:

1. Brain infarction (brain anemia): this type of stroke accounts for about 85%-90% of the total number of cases of stroke. Caused by clogged blood vessels brain stretching, do the vascular brain, leading to brain damage does not recover (brain tissue necrosis). If clogged brain blood vessels but then quickly again cerebral through self should not be killed, and the symptoms will gradually recover in 24 hours. This case is called the transient cerebral anemia.

2. Cerebral hemorrhage (brain bleed): causes the blood vessels in the brain broke the blood not to feed the brain that flows out (bleeding) and insert pressed into the brain to brain damage.

The object would be a stroke?

The greater the age, the risk of stroke as high; There are also due to hypertension; diabetes mellitus (diabetes); blood lipid disorders; atherosclerosis; heart diseases, especially diseases fibrillation, smoking, alcoholism; obese, sedentary ...

The signs of a stroke

Sudden weakness, numbness or paralysis in the face, arm or leg (on one side of the body); not speak or hard to say or understand language; sudden vision loss, especially in one eye; sudden severe headache with no obvious cause; unexplained dizziness caused by what cause, loss of balance or coordination (particularly the Vertigo comes with any of the symptoms above).

Things not to do

Do not arbitrarily treat patients even reflexology, acupuncture, wind; not for patients with eating, drinking; do not take Aspirin; take medications to lower blood pressure.

First aid people with stroke

Latest in patient ventilation, tilt your head to one side if the patient vomiting to avoid room vomiting goes on the road; call an ambulance or quickly bring the patient to the hospital or health facility.

A stroke has a relapse

Stroke is a disease capable of causing recurrences. The patient had a stroke will likely be back again. Consequently, preventive treatment is very important during the remaining life of the patient.

Prevention of stroke?

-Lifestyle changes: Avoid dynamic lifestyle, sedentary, increase exercise, moderate strength, steadily, in line with the situation of health and disease are.

-Quit, stop brewing.

-Check for regular checkups, treatment of pathologies comes: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, Dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases such as heart valve disease, fibrillation ...

-Do not eat much fat, many sweeteners, sugars, flour; eat plenty of vegetables, fruit; use the herbal extract abundant supply of antioxidants, which fight free radicals, protects and enhances brain activity.