{"id":159179,"date":"2023-11-08T22:31:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T22:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/?p=159179"},"modified":"2024-12-10T17:21:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T23:21:57","slug":"strokes-a-preventable-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/health\/strokes-a-preventable-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Strokes: A Preventable Condition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cerebrovascular accidents such as <strong>strokes<\/strong> and brain hemorrhages are the second highest cause of death due to disease in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strokes occur when <strong>an artery in the brain becomes blocked by a blood clot or fat and stops the flow of blood to certain parts of the brain tissue<\/strong>, while brain hemorrhages occur when a blood vessel bursts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are two groups of [cerebrovascular] problems: <strong>strokes, which occur in 80% of cases<\/strong>, and the other <strong>20% are brain hemorrhages<\/strong>, which are less frequent,\u201d explains <a href=\"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/tag\/tecsalud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TecSalud<\/a> professor and neurologist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecsalud.mx\/directorio-medico\/dr-juan-manuel-escamilla-garza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Juan Manuel Escamilla<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common causes occur when a layer of fat accumulates in the arteries, which can be damaged by diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and bad habits such as smoking or \u2212excessive\u2212 alcohol consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The specialist explains that another cause is due to cardiovascular problems such as heart arrhythmias, which generate blood clots that can travel toward the brain and cause an embolism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happens-when-you-have-a-stroke\"><strong>What happens when you have a stroke?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe <strong>most frequent symptoms<\/strong> are a loss of mobility in one arm or the face, when one side of a patient\u2019s mouth droops, difficulty speaking, and problems with coordination, such as walking badly. There can also be a sudden loss of vision,\u201d says Escamilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If any of these symptoms occur, you should consider it a <strong>medical emergency<\/strong> and go to hospital. Treatments for the acute phase of strokes include medication that stops the blood from clotting. Severe cases require surgery to the blood vessels of the brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe statistics say that 20% of patients who suffer a stroke will be fine; 50% will have some aftereffects, such as a limited ability to move one arm; and mortality is 20 to 30% in the first few days following an event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rehabilitation after suffering a stroke should be started as soon as possible. This is a series of physical therapy sessions so that the patient can recover mobility or the faculty of speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>If someone who is 50 to 60 years old doesn\u2019t have diabetes, doesn\u2019t have hypertension, doesn\u2019t smoke, and leads a healthy life, the chances of that person having a stroke are much lower<\/strong>,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cerebrovascular accidents such as strokes and brain hemorrhages are the second highest cause of death due to disease in the world. 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