According to therapist Igor Vidyaskin, a stroke has symptoms that cannot be confused with anything else. We are talking about sudden weakness, numbness of half the body, facial asymmetry, difficulties pronouncing words.
Signs of a stroke also include acute headache and loss of balance.
— Person smiles on one side, the corners of the lips on one side of the mouth are lowered, and the upper eyelid on the affected side does not rise, Vidyaskin noted NEWS.ru.
The victim should not be moved, given pills without a doctor’s prescription, or fed or given water – a person with a stroke often has impaired swallowing function and may choke. It is necessary to call an ambulance as quickly as possible.
Stroke is a disruption of the blood supply to the brain, leading to the death of some brain cells. There are three types of stroke – ischemic, hemorrhagic and subarachnoid hemorrhage. The most common ischemic stroke.
What is the difference between ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes?
Ischemic stroke has a characteristic feature: its occurrence can be predicted. A few days before the attack, you begin to feel pain and dizziness, blurred vision, weakness appear, and from time to time you may feel numbness in your arm and leg. These signs increase, and one day the arm and leg stop working. Sometimes there is clouding of consciousness and vomiting.
With an ischemic stroke, one of the brain vessels is blocked or narrowed, as a result of which blood circulation in the brain is disrupted, and oxygen and nutrients are poorly supplied to it. Brain tissue is destroyed.
But with a hemorrhagic stroke, the walls of the vessel cannot withstand high pressure and rupture. The person feels a sudden blow to the head and very severe pain, from which he even loses consciousness.
What can lead to a stroke?
A stroke develops quickly, usually during the day. The cause of a vascular accident can be either ordinary overexertion or hypertension, atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases. Ischemic stroke, or cerebral infarction, is the most common.
When does a stroke most often occur?
A stroke most often strikes a person from 6 to 9 a.m.: this is exactly when time, blood pressure and blood viscosity increase.
Risk group
At risk are men over 45 years of age and women over 55 years of age, but now cases of stroke are common in 30-year-olds, and even those who have just turned 25.
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