It is a stroke?
Stroke is a disorder of brain function caused by blood flow to the brain disorder (reduced). Consequently, nutrients and oxygen to the brain dbutuhkan to fruition. The causes of stroke are of two types, namely, the existence of blockages in blood vessels (thrombosis) and the presence of a broken blood vessel.
Typically, a stroke suffered by the elderly, because the aging process causes hardening and narrowing of blood vessels (arteriosclerosis) and the presence of fats that clog the arteries (atherosclerosis). But some of the latter showed an increase in stroke cases that occurred in adolescence and childbearing age (15-40 years). In this group, one of the leading causes of stroke is a stress, drug abuse, alcohol, heredity, and an unhealthy lifestyle.
The causes of stroke
In the case of a career adolescence, genetic factors (inheritance) is a major cause of stroke. Common cases of stroke caused by blood vessel rupture fragile and easily, or blood disorders the system, such as hemophilia and thalassemia disease that is inherited by family members. Whereas, if a family member with diabetes (diabetes), hypertension (high blood pressure) and heart disease, stroke may be more for family members.
Another cause of stroke is a food with high levels of bad cholesterol (low density lipoprotein) is very high. There was a lot of problems Koleserol junk food or fast food. In addition, other causes of stroke is a lazy habit of exercise and movement, a lot of drinking, smoking, drugs and addictive substances, much less rest time, and prolonged stress. Outside the blood vessels are also often caused by the disease of high blood pressure (hypertension).
Symptoms of Stroke
The first symptoms of stroke usually dizziness, head seemed to spin (as vertigo disease), followed by a break to talk and move his mouth muscles. Other symptoms are feelings tergangguanya sensor (I can not feel anything, like a needle prick or pinch) and the body feels paralyzed hand, and the absence of reflexes. Also occur suddenly blind or blurred vision (due to the supply of blood and oxygen to the eyes is drastically reduced), abnormal taste in the mouth of the system and the muscles of the mouth (often people with a grimace), paralysis the muscles in your body, and the alteration of system memory and emotion. Often, some patients can not stop mourn because of the paralysis of the brain controls emotions in the system. It is as effective for stroke victims of mental illness, it is not. Things like this should be understood by the families of patients.
healing
There are two main processes of healing that patients should be experienced. The first is the healing of medicines in hospitals. Strict control must be done to maintain levels of bad cholesterol can be lowered and raised no. Furthermore, patients also are prohibited from eating foods that may cause a stroke, such as junk food and salt (may cause hypertension).
The second is the healing process Fisiotherapy, which exercises the muscles to restore muscle function and the role of communication close to its original state. Fisiotherapy Fisiotherapy conducted with instructors and patients must comply with the exercise performed. If Fisiotherapy not be taken seriously, then permanent paralysis can occur in paralysis of the limbs had known.
The cure in patients with stroke vary considerably. It can be recovered perfectly (100%), others are only 50%. The cure depends on whether or not a stroke, the body condition of the patient, patient compliance during the healing process, perseverance and spirit of healing and support and understanding of all family members of patients. It is often found that stroke patients can recover, but suffered severe depression because their families do not want to understand and feel deeply concerned by the disease (not like the attitude of the patients receiving the state, the treatment is due to that patients have to clean the impurities, submit a patient to the nurse who was also treated patients with severe, and so on). This must be prevented if a family member who suffers a stroke.
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