It is common to see cases of stroke (Stroke) in the elderly. However, the disease has been shown to be present in people under 45 years of age and has drawn the attention of many specialists. Research shows that every 5 minutes a Brazilian dies from a stroke. This number ends up totaling 100,000 deaths per year. The stroke, today, occupies the second place in number of deaths in the country.
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Valuable advice for you to avoid a stroke
Check now important topics you need to know about stroke:
1. types of stroke
- Ischemic Cerebral Vascular Accidental: Responsible for 80% and 85% of cases. It occurs when the blood vessel is blocked by a clot or fatty plaque;
- Hemorrhagic stroke: Responsible for 15% to 20% of cases. It occurs when the blood vessel ruptures and blood leaks into the brain or meninges.
2. Symptoms
Symptoms can vary according to the area of the brain affected. However, there are the most common ones:
- Difficulty walking;
- Crooked mouth;
- Loss or alteration of vision;
- Loss of strength on one side of the body.
3. New stroke victims
Doctor Daniel Abud, coordinating physician of the Interventionist Neuroradiology service at Hospital 9 de Julho – DASA, scores 2 main reasons why stroke is occurring more frequently in people young people.
- Lifestyle changes: Due to lack of care with food, increased obesity, anxiety and diabetes, stroke has been more common among these people;
- Evolution of medical diagnosis: Due to the increase in technology, diagnoses are getting faster and more accurate.
4. Stroke symptoms in younger people
Patients under 45 years of age usually have embolism of cardiac origin and arterial dissections as the cause of the stroke. But the cardiovascular risk related to atherosclerosis can also increase the number of cases.
5. Prevention
Experts report that about 80% of strokes could be prevented if people were more careful. Among them, stand out:
- Stop smoking;
- Practice physical activities;
- Control obesity;
- Avoid foods with a lot of salt and fat.