WHAT IS A STROKE, ITS SYMPTOMS AND HOW TO PREVENT IT- Do you know it before?

  Awareness of timely remedies on stroke is an important topic. However, a healthy lifestyle can certainly be helpful in protecting it from this situation.

Today, we will discuss stroke, and cover the important topics-

• What is a stroke?

• Types of Stroke

• Stroke Symptoms

• Stroke treatment

• Ways to avoid Stroke

• Diabetes

What is a stroke?

Often, we feel that we are living a healthy life and then suddenly a shock comes in the form of a stroke and breaks the myth that stays in the heart and mind, with whom we are living life.

A stroke or brain attack occurs when brain blood circulation fails.

Brain cells die due to lack of blood flow and lack of oxygen.

Types of Stroke

The stroke can be divided into two halves

1. Ischemic Stroke

1. Thrombosis Stroke

One does not get the proper flow of blood in the brain and due to excess bleeding in others, such a situation arises.

Although an obstruction in the blood vessel in the brain or neck that is always lethal is called an ischemic stroke.

These blockages inhibit the brain or neck blood vessels in the form of a clot, which is called thrombosis stroke.

Stroke Symptoms

However, stroke cannot be predicted in advance, but there are some symptoms that should not be avoided. It comes in the category of mini-stroke.

Here, if the right treatment is done at the right time while working diligently, it can prove to be helpful in avoiding a major danger later.

As if suddenly a part of a numb, it can be a part of the face, hands, and feet, suddenly becoming confusion, speaking or experiencing difficulties in understanding, difficulty walking, not getting the right balance and it can be the cause of a serious headache.   

About 1500K people in India, 795K people in the United States suffer and 140K people die in the United States from this disease every year.

Now it is time that we spread awareness about this disease and with this initiative, the picture may be a little better.

Stroke can be accompanied by any symptoms identified with facial weakness, once the stroke is identified, the patient should be taken to the hospital with immediate effect.

Stroke treatment

For this, there should be a choice of such hospital, which has facilities related to the treatment of stroke including a CT scan.

Because this will help to identify whether the patient has an ischemic stroke or hemorrhagic stroke. However, it is important to ensure that medical facilities can be provided to the patient as soon as possible. In this situation, stroke causes brain damage.

For the treatment of an acute ischemic stroke patient, injection is given to a drug called thrombolytic (clot-busting agent), which helps in removing the clot and simultaneously supplying blood to the brain. This drug is especially effective in the injection form of the patient within 4:30 hours. In addition to this, the patient should give professional therapies related to speech therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nurse and health care.

Diabetes

The number of people suffering from diabetes is expected to reach 439 million globally by 2030 annually. Diseases damage the organs with blood vessels and this leads to brain stroke. The risk of stroke increases doubling in people with diabetes. The diagnosis and alertness of diabetes initially help in preventing diseases related to organ systems and preventing the complications of macrovascular. 

Dr. Sanjay K Sexsena

Senior Director and HOD Neurology

Stroke treatment

There is an ischemic stroke due to obstruction of the blood vessel which supplies the blood in the brain. The treatment in this stroke is thrombolysis.In this, the clots are removed. In this, the tissues and organs can be further damaged. If it has the main vascular effect, then treatment is done through mechanical thrombectomy management. If some blood vessels are affected, thrombolysis is required. Indian Stroke Association Concession Request Althouse (clot-busting agent) recommends treatment for acute ischemic stroke within four and a half hours of starting symptoms of patients.

Dr. Arun Sharma 

Director neurology

Ways to avoid Stroke

• Burn calorie and stay in shape.
• Leave smoking.
• Eat less salt. Take only 5 grams of salt in a day as a meal.
• Investigate blood pressure and consult with the doctor as it is a major cause of brain stroke.
• Exercise regular.
• At least five days 30 minutes of exercise is required in the week.

Are you gonna take care of yourself, and your loved ones?