Cerebral artery There is no warning about this disease.

The severity of the disease that kills It often comes without us expecting it. Stroke or STROKE is another disease where there is no advance warning. But we can prevent it by taking care of our body and always keeping it strong.

Stroke or STROKE is divided into 3 types:

1. Ischemic STROKE) 
   is caused by the deterioration of blood vessels from the accumulation of fat plaque and tartar on the inner blood vessel wall until it is thick, raised, hard, and lacks flexibility. Causing the blood vessels to gradually narrow, found in approximately 70–85% of
2. cerebral hemorrhage. or hemorrhagic STROKE) 
   causes blood to come out in the brain tissue. or brain membrane Brain cells are injured and brain tissue dies. Often found in people with high blood pressure. Fragile blood vessels and aneurysms occur in approximately 15–30% of
3. Transient ischemic attack. 
   similar to ischemic brain disease But the symptoms are temporary and do not last more than 24 hours. It is an urgent condition that requires medical attention because there is a risk of paralysis occurring in about 15% of cases. However, this disease can be prevented by regularly examining abnormalities in the body. and always changing behavior that is a risk factor

Symptoms of stroke manifest differently in each person. It depends on the location of the brain where the abnormality occurs. This can be observed from 10 warning signs that if someone close to you has these symptoms, they should immediately take the patient to the hospital for diagnosis.

10 warning signs Stroke

1. Weakness on one side of the body
2. Numbness on one side
3. Loss of balance
4. Can't see half of the visual field
5. Can't see one or both eyes
6. Double vision 2 pictures
7. Speech is unclear, difficulty swallowing, mouth is crooked, tongue is stiff
8. There is an abnormality in the use of language. Can't talk or understand, can't speak, can't think of words, uses wrong language Unable to calculate
9. Dizzy, vertigo.
10. Severe headaches like never before

The scary thing about this disease is that it is a disease that has no warning symptoms. If you have any of the symptoms mentioned above, hurry and take yourself to the hospital for a doctor to diagnose and provide treatment. In the case of cerebral hemorrhage It will be treated with injections to dissolve blood clots. This will have a great treatment effect if you see a doctor within 3 hours after symptoms appear. In the case of a cerebral hemorrhage, it will be treated with surgery.

Stroke has a chance of recurring. If there is a lack of prevention and behavior modification to control risk factors for disease. Changing your own behavior to take care of your physical health and prevent recurrence should be done as follows:

Preventing stroke

1. Quit smoking
2. Exercise regularly, at least 150 minutes per week.
3. Control your weight to a reasonable level.
4. Reduce your intake of salty foods.
5. Eat fruits and vegetables every day.
6. Avoid foods that are high in fat. Especially saturated fat.
7. Monitor your blood pressure regularly.
8. Control fat and blood sugar levels within appropriate limits

for those who have had a stroke. You must take preventative medicine as prescribed by your doctor regularly. Because if this disease can come back again if there is no good prevention. Therefore, you should change your behavior to reduce risk factors for disease.

Summary

The important thing to be aware of is “How to make people around you or those with symptoms know that If you have a distorted face, numbness in your arms or legs, or weakness, slurred speech, these are warning signs of a stroke. And the patient must be taken to the hospital as quickly as possible” to give the patient a chance of survival. and can return to normal life

Illustrations from the internet.
Interview by Dr. Samut Siripanich, President of the Thai Gerontology Research and Development Institute Foundation
Some information from Diet book for stroke