Weather warm and cold face indefinite avoid stroke

Recent snowfall and temperature of continuous on old people, very dangerous, because the weather of the dramatic changes affecting the elderly are already fragile blood vessels, the stroke is very easy to attack.

Thus doctor reminded, in the winter and early spring to note some of the special change of the elderly, as soon as possible the prevention and treatment is effective against stroke.

■ Stroke in diseases of the foremost causes of death

Beijing city Pu-hospital and Director of the Department of Neurology, Dr. Lu Bohua stroke we often say "stroke", both the acute cerebrovascular disease of the acute bleeding, also include acute ischemia-induced brain damage.

It is common and frequently occurring diseases in elderly patients, causing death by disease in the first and second place.

In China, the annual number of new onset to 120/180/10 million to 10 million people, this figure does not include from check reveals a problem but no clinical symptoms.

High morbidity, mortality, high disability rates and high recurrence rate is about the stroke colour changes. As a result of stroke causing paralysis induced mortality rates per 100 000 people in 80 to 120 people.

There are 3/4 of patients would be maimed, appear like hemiplegia, loss of self-sufficiency; various degrees of aphasia or sensory aphasia, couldn't understand what others say, unable to communicate with others; some are cognitive dysfunction occurs, memory and computing power are fallen, serious into dementia; another part of the patients with dysphagia occurs, you may drink would be choked by the need to rely on the stomach tube and fed fluids.

But according to the information displayed, the first episode after 3 to 5 years will recur.

■ Away from risk factors are the key to prevention

Raises stroke risk factors, climate and seasons are very important factors.

The disease in the winter and early spring, when the most vulnerable to attack, because the weather is at temperature, humidity and temperature change is huge. Old General itself has some vascular lesions, especially arteries, blood vessel conditions, flexibility is not good, compared to a narrow tube wall. Coupled with intracranial vascular itself has brittleness, performing stimulation (such as cold) of the adjustment, the peripheral vascular contraction in the body, blood flows back to increase resistance to, after the occurrence of vascular lesions, blood pressure, caused by bleeding occurred.

The body of the hormone in the human body is very excited about is the level of change will occur, resulting in platelet aggregation, the formation of thrombus.

The intense cold, mood changes and fecal laborious to fragile blood vessels to the poor stimulation on blood pressure suddenly increased bleeding and infarction occurred.

Stroke of other risk factors include: arterial porridge-like hardening, perennial of hypertension, diabetes, heart disease.

In addition, there are some uncontrollable risk factors like age, gender (male than female high), family history, climate change, the change of seasons, etc.

Hypertensive patients prone to stroke, so abroad have always attached great importance to control the diastolic pressure, the study data show that blood pressure each lower 5 to 6 mm of mercury, with the risk of stroke is reduced by 42%.

On the contrary, not to control the risk factors for stroke, which can cause vascular lesions.

■ Pay attention to the nuances of the elderly

Before the onset of stroke is unchecked, such as the patient is suffering from a severe stroke before there will be a transient ischemic attack, suddenly a side of physical activity, or half a feeble body.

As eating the meal suddenly chopsticks down, leg lift up all at once, suddenly speak or mouth Askew, etc., may last for 10 minutes to two hours, "dead and more"

But in fact these are symptoms of stroke, not early attention or control so there is 1/3 of people will develop into post-stroke.

In the elder, both appear to dizziness, dizziness, numbness, weakness or language barriers may be due to cerebrovascular lesions, it is best to seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

Because the stroke is urgent and emergency, not in the hospital for treatment, missed 6 hours the best time of Thrombolysis, is very difficult to want to heal.

■ Early prevention and disease early rehabilitation after the patient is more important

Now there is also a stroke in younger trend, because living conditions have improved, people of the "three high food" eat more and more, the working pressure and tension are increasing.

Coupled with the reduction in obesity and exercise, the stroke is begun targeted on middle-age.

Therefore, in addition to the rational diet, regular exercise, quit smoking limited wine and maintaining mental balance, 35-year-old to begin to pay attention to their blood pressure, keeping, high pressure to low pressure 90-140.

40 years of people to pay attention to check lipids, blood sugar and their heart condition, that is long-term hypertension hurt other organs.

Have occurred in patients with stroke should pay attention to early rehabilitation, rehabilitation training is not just a simple activity, rather than formal activities will only lead to muscle strain.

In foreign places great emphasis on rehabilitation training, some patients hospitalized in stable condition after 24 to 48 hours to begin training, a formal guidance, the patient's language, and swallowing, memory, and will not be compromised. While doctors advise patients note scheduled checks to prevent recurrence.

(Edit: Tang Hui internship in red)