In the public consciousness, stroke seems to be a "geriatric disease", but the reporter found that the proportion of young people in stroke patients is getting higher and higher, which deserves high vigilance.
"At our Daping Hospital Advanced Stroke Center, 10 to 20 percent of our patients are young people, and the youngest stroke patient we've ever treated is 17 years old." Zhang Meng, deputy director of the Department of Neurology of the Army Characteristic Medical Center (Daping Hospital) of the Army Military Medical University, said.
Stroke, commonly known as "stroke", is an acute cerebrovascular disease, which is a group of diseases that cause brain tissue damage due to the sudden rupture of blood vessels in the brain or the blockage of blood vessels. October 29, 2021 is the 16th World Stroke Day, with the theme "Be alert to stroke symptoms and identify and treat them as early as possible".
Stroke is characterized by high morbidity, high recurrence rate, high disability rate, high mortality rate and high economic burden. Experts said that there are three main reasons for young people suffering from stroke: one is an unhealthy lifestyle, such as smoking, excessive drinking, unreasonable diet, etc.; the other is inappropriate physical exercise, suddenly higher intensity exercise after a long period of exercise; third, birth defects, such as patent foramen of the oval.
In addition to these factors, risk factors for stroke for the population include hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, sleep apnea, lack of exercise, and psychological problems.
Zhang Meng said that the public's vigilance against the early symptoms of the disease was not enough, and the hospital delayed valuable treatment time. Studies have shown that opening blood vessels 1 minute late means that 1.9 million neurons die.
How are early stroke symptoms recognized? Experts have compiled two tips: one is "Stroke 120", of which "1" is whether the corners of a face are crooked and asymmetrical, "2" is whether the two arms can be raised in parallel and whether they are unilaterally weak, "0" is whether the listening language is ambiguous; the other is the "BE FAST" principle, that is, Balance - whether the body can maintain balance, Eyes - whether the vision is clear, Face - whether the face is crooked, Arms - whether the arms can be lifted flat, Speech - whether the mouth is clear, Time – If you have any of the above symptoms, you should be sent to the hospital for medical treatment as soon as possible.
Experts recommend that everyone develop healthy living habits, regularly go to the hospital for stroke risk factor screening, and when they find that they or the people around them have early symptoms of stroke, they should be sent to the hospital for treatment at the first time. (Reporters Zhang Qin and Gu Xun)
Source: Xinhua News Agency
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