Ms. Wei is an urban white-collar worker who has been facing high-pressure work and life pressure for a long time.
In the past six months, she often has dizziness and headaches, poor concentration, memory loss, poor sleep quality, palpitation, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and soreness in the waist and knees.
In the past 1 week, Ms. Wei found that her mental state was getting worse and worse, and the symptoms of dizziness and headache were getting worse.
During the visit, the doctor found that Ms. Wei was in poor spirits, with a mild swelling of her face and occasional slurred speech.
During the consultation, it was learned that Ms. Wei had a history of hyperglycemia, cervical hyperostosis, and lumbar disc herniation.
X-ray showed bone hyperplasia at the posterior edge of the cervical vertebral body (cervical C5~7), which was diagnosed as cerebral insufficiency based on existing clinical symptoms.
Doctor reminds: cerebral insufficiency refers to the disorder of brain function caused by insufficient blood supply to a certain part of the human brain.
If it is not detected in time, the brain will be in a state of hypoxia and ischemia for a long time, which will easily induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and pose a huge threat to physical health.
Therefore, once the blood supply is insufficient, it is necessary to seek medical attention in time, and a professional doctor will make a quick diagnosis and correct treatment.
The brain is the most important component of the human body and is known as the "central processing unit" of the human body.
With the acceleration of the pace of life, the pressure of work and life has increased sharply, and the number of patients with sudden cerebral insufficiency is also increasing.
Strictly speaking, cerebral insufficiency is not a disease, but a colloquial name for a group of symptoms, which is a lack of blood supply to the brain due to various reasons, resulting in mild brain dysfunction.
Cerebral insufficiency can occur in young people as well as in middle-aged and older adults.
According to medical statistics, among the middle-aged and elderly people, about 2/3 of them suffer from chronic cerebral insufficiency, which is a common disease of the elderly, in the elderly over 60 years old, 70% of the elderly have varying degrees of cerebral insufficiency, and in the elderly over 80 years old, cerebral insufficiency accounts for 80%.
The study also found that in the early stage of Alzheimer's disease and cerebral infarction, patients had been in a state of chronic cerebral insufficiency for a long time, and the elderly with cerebral insufficiency were more likely to develop "vascular dementia" and "cerebral infarction".
There are 4 major causes of insufficient blood supply to the brain
1
Narrowing of blood vessels
Cerebral vascular insufficiency is mainly caused by cerebral vascular stenosis, which is most commonly caused by atherosclerosis with plaques.
The causes of atherosclerotic plaques are mainly some risk factors for arteriosclerosis, such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, smoking, family history of early-onset coronary heart disease, etc., which can cause increased blood viscosity, slow blood flow and changes in blood composition, which in turn cause insufficient blood supply to the brain.
2
Neck lesions
When the cervical joint and shoulder joint are misaligned, the vertebral artery will be stimulated, causing narrowing of the arterial lumen or vasospasm, and the blood flow through it will be reduced, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the supply area, and uncomfortable symptoms such as dizziness, headache, and dizziness will occur.
3
Hemodynamic disorders
Hemodynamic disorders, in which the blood supply to brain tissue is insufficient when blood pressure decreases and heart stroke volume decreases.
Common cardiodynamic problems, such as myocardial infarction, severe coronary heart disease, heart failure, etc., often lead to insufficient blood supply to the brain.
4
Microthrombus formation
Microthrombosis is caused by microthrombosis, which is the plaque of atherosclerotic sclerotic that falls off and forms microemboli in the bloodstream, which blocks the blood vessels with the blood flow to the arterioles, and the local blood supply to the brain is insufficient.
(1) Embolus from arterial thrombosis can easily lead to blockage of intracranial blood vessels.
(2) Cardiogenic embolism such as atrial fibrillation, prosthetic valves, dilated cardiomyopathy, ventricular thrombosis, etc., can easily lead to cranial artery blockage.
(3) Fatty hyaline degeneration of some small blood vessels in the brain, resulting in lacunar infarction of small blood vessels.
(4) Less common causes are thrombosis caused by carotid artery dissection, vasculitis, and coagulopathy.
In addition, some middle-aged and elderly people who have been malnourished for a long time, eat a vegetarian diet, and have a weak constitution may also have insufficient blood supply to the brain due to low blood pressure.
If the blood supply to the brain is insufficient, there are 3 common symptoms in the body
1
Recurrent dizziness and headaches
Lack of blood supply to the brain, a very typical symptom is headache and dizziness.
When the blood flow through the brain becomes less and the blood flow is insufficient, it will cause transient ischemia in the local area, which will stimulate the blood vessels and stimulate the nerves in the brain, and the phenomenon of headache and brain swelling will occur.
Patients with severe conditions may also experience hypoxia, dyspnea, dizziness, dark eyes, dizziness, blurred vision, and interval blindness.
If the patient often has dizziness or headache symptoms, it is necessary to be alert to whether there is insufficient blood supply to the brain and need to seek medical attention in time.
For patients with headaches caused by cerebral insufficiency, in addition to seeking medical attention in time, these two methods can also be used to quickly relieve them:
1. When there is a headache, you can use a flat lying position, because after lying down, it can effectively increase cerebral blood perfusion and relieve the headache caused by insufficient cerebral blood supply to a certain extent.
2. Closely monitor blood pressure, if conditions permit, oral saline can be about 500mL, because oral saline can increase blood volume, help relieve cerebral blood insufficiency, and further alleviate headache symptoms.
2
Numbness and weakness of the limbs
If the patient has symptoms such as weakness in the limbs, unsteady walking, inability to hold things, inflexibility in movement, and even sometimes spasms and throbbing of the limbs, these are all manifestations of motor nerve dysfunction, and it is also a common sign of insufficient blood supply to the brain.
Insufficient blood supply to the brain also makes it easy to affect the nerve area, often manifested as numbness of the face, lips and tongue, and limbs, or the feeling of pressure from foreign bodies.
3
Yawn non-stop all day
The third major symptom of insufficient blood supply is poor sleep quality, and patients are often prone to insomnia, awakening, and frequent night dreams.
If there is a problem with the internal carotid artery system, the patient may cause grogginess, yawning, drowsiness, dizziness, hair tightness and heaviness all day long, and sometimes there will be a feeling like wearing a hat.
Long-term poor sleep quality can easily lead to mental abnormalities, such as feeling sleepy every day, or manifested as unresponsiveness, memory loss, etc., and sometimes patients will have short-term loss of consciousness, cognitive decline, memory and judgment decline.
For patients who are sleepy due to insufficient cerebral blood supply, oxygen therapy should be given, and drugs to improve blood circulation and brain metabolism can also be given.
If you don't want to have a cerebral infarction or dementia, do 4 things well
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Develop good habits
Avoid long-term excessive mental stress, maintain a happy mood, avoid bad habits such as staying up late and being tired, and maintain a healthy work and rest time.
Develop healthy eating habits, eat regularly, eat three meals in moderation, reduce the intake of red meat, eat more high-quality protein intake such as fiber and fish, and avoid overeating, as this poor eating habit will lead to an increase in the amount of lipids in the body and increase the probability of fat deposits in the arteries.
In addition, it is recommended to insist on high-intensity aerobic exercise 2 or more times a week for more than 30 minutes each time, which can effectively reduce the incidence of cerebrovascular diseases.
2
Keep your blood pressure under tight control
High blood pressure must be controlled within a reasonable range, because low blood pressure is one of the most common causes of cerebral insufficiency.
In general, blood pressure should be maintained within the normal range, below 150/90 mmHg for those over 65 years of age, and not less than 130/60 mmHg for those over 80 years of age.
If the blood pressure is found to be lower than 90/70mmHg, the patient can use Shengmai capsules, Shengmai oral liquid, etc.
3
No smoking, no alcohol abuse
Avoid smoking, as smoking increases the concentration of fibrinogen in the blood of people with high blood pressure, which increases the aggregation of platelets and causes a backlog of red blood cells, which leads to an increase in blood viscosity.
Avoid alcoholism, because drinking alcohol can easily lead to hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure, which can lead to thrombocytosis, which is at greater risk.
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Protect your cervical spine
To protect the cervical spine, the first thing to pay attention to is to improve the poor sleeping posture, you can use supine and side lying alternately, and choose a pillow that is consistent with the neck, do not use high pillows for a long time, to avoid damage to the neck joints.
Usually pay attention to the sitting posture, avoid bowing your head or stretching your head forward for a long time, pay attention to the neck not to get cold, do a good job of keeping your neck warm, and pay attention to the temperature of your neck.
In addition, you can usually do more neck massage, the specific method: start from the top of the neck, rub downward, increase the blood circulation of the neck, and knead the blockage of the neck.
This movement is performed 30~50 times to fully relax the neck, and finally twist the neck gently.
Note: Do not rub too hard to avoid damaging the skin.
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