Facts About Stroke

Is it a stroke? 

Stroke disease is a disorder of brain function due to blood flow to the brain susceptible to interference (reduced). As a result, nutrients and oxygen to the brain are not needed well. Cause there are 2 kinds of stroke, namely the existence of blockages in blood vessels (thrombus), and the existence of broken blood vessels.

Generally stroke suffered by the parents, because the aging process causes the blood vessels to harden and narrow (arteriosclerosis) and the fat that clog arteries (atherosclerosis). But past cases show an increase of stroke cases that occurred in adolescence and childbearing age (15 - 40 years). In this group, the main cause of stroke is a stress, drug abuse, alcohol, heredity, and lifestyle are not healthy.

Causes of stroke

In the case of teenage stroke, genetic factors (offspring) is a major cause of stroke. Frequently encountered cases of stroke caused by blood vessels are fragile and easily broken, or the blood system disorders such as hemophilia and thalassemia disease is inherited by the parents of the patient. Whereas if a family member with diabetes (diabetes),

hypertension (high blood pressure), and heart disease, stroke may be greater in other family members. Other causes of stroke are foods with bad cholesterol (Low Density Lipoprotein) is very high. This evil Koleserol many on junk food or fast food. In addition, the cause of the other stroke is a lazy habit of exercising and moving, a lot of drinking, smoking, use of drugs and addictive substances, resting time is very less, and prolonged stress. Rupture of blood vessels are also often caused by disease high blood pressure (hypertension).

Symptoms of a stroke

Early symptoms of stroke are dizziness, head spinning (such as vertigo disease), followed by disturbances of speech and mouth muscles. Other symptoms are feeling tergangguanya sensor (can not feel anything, such as pinched or poked a needle) and the body was paralyzed side, and the absence of reflexes. Often occurs suddenly blind or blurred vision (due to blood supply and oxygen to the eye dramatically reduced), disturbance of sensation in the mouth of the system and the muscles of the mouth (so that patients often found to be wry face), muscle paralysis other bodies, and disruption system memory and emotion. Common people can not stop crying because the collapse of the system of the brain controls emotions. It made applicable to stroke survivors as psychiatric illnesses, it is not. Things like this that need to be understood by the  patient's family.

Healing process

There are 2 main healing process that must be lived patients. The first is healing with medicines in hospitals. Strict controls must be done to keep the bad cholesterol can be lowered and did not grow up. In addition, patients are also prohibited from eating foods that can trigger the occurrence of stroke such as junk food, and salt (can trigger hypertension).

 

The second is the healing process fisiotherapy, the muscles exercises to restore muscle function and communication function to approach its original state. Fisiotherapi Fisiotherapi conducted with instructors, and patients must adhere to the practice done. If this is not lived Fisiotherapi seriously, then permanent paralysis can occur in the body which had suffered paralysis.

Healing in stroke patients varies widely. There can be recovered perfectly (100%), some are just 50% only. This healing depends on whether or not severe stroke, the body condition of the patient, patient compliance in convalescence, perseverance and spirit of the patient to recover, as well as support and understanding from all members of the patient's family. Often found that stroke patients can recover, but suffered a great depression because their families do not want to understand and feel very disturbed by disease (such as the attitude of patients not receiving state, harsh treatment because the patient had to clean up, handing the patient to the nurse who was also treated patients with a rough, and soon). This should be avoided if a family member who suffered a stroke.