What is a stroke?
Stroke is also known as a cerebral vascular complication. This is a condition in which the brain is seriously damaged due to interruptions or significant reductions in brain blood supply, causing the brain to lack oxygen and not enough nutrients to nourish cells. Within a few minutes, if not supplied with enough blood, brain cells will begin to die.
Therefore, people with stroke need to receive emergency care immediately, the longer the time, the larger the number of dead brain cells, which will greatly affect the body's ability to move and think, even death.
Most people who survive a stroke have poor health or sequelae such as: paralysis or weak movement in part of the body, loss of language, emotional disorders, impaired vision, etc.
Therefore, each of us needs to be aware of the signs of stroke, to find timely emergency care:
1. Having difficulty speaking
People with stroke can speak slurred speech or slurred speech because their lips and tongue are stiff, making it difficult to open their mouths, and having to use their strength to open their mouths to speak.
2. Facial expressions
Fatigue in the face, crooked mouth, increased mediability to one side, and a low nose. Especially when the patient speaks or smiles, the signs of mouth disturbance and imbalance on the face will be very obvious.
3. Eye has strange signs
Stroke can cause double illusion, the eye cannot be closed, one-sided vision loss or severe weakness. Stroke seriously affects your vision, so if you see this sign or a loved one, go to the hospital immediately.
4. Weak legs
When suffering a stroke, the patient will feel numbness in the limbs and difficulty moving. In addition, they could not lift it themselves, making it very difficult for them to move.
5. High blood pressure
High blood pressure can damage brain nerves or weaken blood vessels, tear or rupture blood vessels, leading to stroke. In addition, high blood pressure is the cause of blood clots forming in the blood circulation and bringing them to the brain, which also causes stroke.
6. Decreased awareness
Stroke patients have signs of memory disturbances, loss of awareness, blurred vision, and poor hearing.
7. Severe migraine
During a stroke, blood circulates to the brain or is blocked or interrupted due to an interruption in the blood vessels. This can cause tear or damage to blood vessels, leading to a sudden migraine or headache.
How to prevent stroke?
- Reasonable diet: Causes of stroke come from cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, blood fat... Nutrition is an important factor that determines the formation of these diseases. Eating with a reasonable diet is an effective way to prevent stroke.
- Eat more vegetables, fruits, beans, grains: Eat more white meat, seafood, eggs to supplement your body's protein, limit eating red meat.
- Limit foods rich in fat, fried foods, fast food
- Limit sweets and foods high in sugar
- Drink plenty of water, fruit juice, soy milk...
- Exercise daily: Exercise helps increase blood circulation in the body, improve health, and keep the heart healthy. Exercising for 30 minutes a day, at least 4 times a week, will reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, leading to stroke.- Keep warm: Cold infections can cause high blood pressure, increase pressure, causing blood vessels to rupture. It is necessary to keep the body warm and maintain health, especially for the elderly during the changing seasons.
