Effective ways to prevent stroke that everyone should know

Stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident, is a medical condition caused by damage to blood vessels in the brain. The disease occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly interrupted.

Stroke can occur due to 2 causes: Cerebral infarction (occlusion) causing blood flow to the brain to stop or cerebral hemorrhage (ruptured blood vessel) causing blood in the blood vessel to escape into the brain tissue, destroying and compressing the brain tissue.

Stroke is an acute, sudden, and highly dangerous disease. The disease can cause damage to the related part of the brain, making it unable to function.

Stroke victims suddenly collapse, fall into a coma, face disability, and even death.

Because of the dangerous nature of this disease, preventing the risk of stroke is very important.

At the same time, early detection of signs of this disease is extremely important to minimize dangerous complications of the disease and shorten treatment time.

To prevent stroke in cold weather, doctors recommend paying attention to keeping the body warm, sleeping in a closed room; avoiding sudden cold exposure when getting out of warm blankets and going outside; and paying attention to "black" times when strokes are likely to occur such as dawn and midnight.

It is especially important to note that elderly people in Vietnam often have the habit of getting up early at 5-6 am to go out to exercise, which is very dangerous. In addition, people with chronic diseases need to control risk factors such as blood pressure, blood fat, blood sugar, stress, maintain a reasonable weight, and exercise regularly.

In particular, avoid abusing alcohol because drinking too much in cold weather causes alcohol to stay in the blood for a long time due to the ability to excrete through sweat, causing high blood pressure, which can easily lead to stroke.