Reporter: Can the professor tell readers what dangers cerebrovascular accident (stroke) causes to patients? And what about its complications?
Dr. Tarek Rajji: Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) is a medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted. This causes serious brain cell damage and can leave many long-term harmful effects on the patient's health that are life-threatening, including:
1. Impairment of motor function
Hemiplegia: The patient may be paralyzed on one side of the body (arm, leg).
Muscle weakness and difficulty moving: The ability to walk is limited, requiring long-term physical therapy to recover.
Difficulty maintaining balance: Loss of body control when standing or sitting.
2. Language and communication disorders
Patients may have difficulty speaking, pronouncing or writing due to damage to the area of the brain that controls language.
Some people lose the ability to understand or express their ideas.
Fell down stairs due to cerebrovascular accident
3. Cognitive and memory impairment
Cerebrovascular accident can lead to problems such as memory decline, loss of concentration and difficulty learning or remembering new information. In more severe cases, the patient may suffer from complete memory loss.
4. Visual damage
Partial or complete loss of vision.
Disturbance in spatial recognition and difficulty observing surroundings.
5. Emotional and psychological disorders
Patients are susceptible to depression and anxiety due to loss of independence and changes in life.
Easily irritable or have erratic mood swings.
6. Affects daily living functions
Having difficulty with basic activities such as eating, personal hygiene, and dressing.
Patients often depend on help from others, affecting quality of life.
Associated complications
Other dangerous complications that occur when having a cerebrovascular accident (stroke) include: heart failure, liver, kidney, lung...
In addition: Some health complications
- Blood clot formation due to prolonged lying down and lack of exercise.
- Pneumonia: Due to difficulty swallowing, food can enter the respiratory tract.
- Pressure ulcers: The patient lies in one place for too long.
- Urinary incontinence: Loss of bladder or bowel control.
In short: Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) is not only dangerous to the life and health of the patient but also causes great economic losses due to excessive dependence on drugs. In addition, drugs also leave long-term side effects that can lead to complications and incurable metastasis.