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Sambista suffered a hemorrhagic stroke; responds to emotional and motor stimuli, does rehabilitation to talk and smiles when he hears samba
Arlindo Cruz leaves the hospital Thursday to respond to motor and emotional stimuli
The samba artist Arlindo Cruz, 59, is expected to leave the hospital Thursday (28) after a year and three months of hospitalization.
He suffered a hemorrhagic stroke on the left side of the brain.
According to Wesley Cavalcante, his advisor, the singer already responds to emotional and motor stimuli. He is hospitalized at the hospital of Placi, Botafogo, in the southern zone of Rio de Janeiro.
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"Their motor activities have been preserved, responding to stimuli on both sides of the body, such as when they ask to shake hands, to positively signal, open their eyes and close them, and they can also stand up. sit down, "he says.
The counselor informs that, according to the doctors, the sambista must do the motor rehabilitation for the total recovery of the movements.
As for the memory, Cavalcante says that it is preserved, since Arlindo is moved to see his daughter, Flora Cruz, 15 years old. "He smiles and makes gestures, as much as possible, listening to his samba or his friends."
Regarding the speech, he explains that doctors perform procedures for the recovery and preservation of vocal cords. At present, Arlindo feeds by means of probe.
Cavalcante informs that two nurses will support the singer at home, which has undergone adaptations, especially in the lobby and the bathroom, for a better singer's accommodation.
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According to the neurologist Fábio Porto, of the Hospital das Clínicas de São Paulo, the stroke type of Arlindo Cruz is more rare, with ischemic stroke – when the blood supply is insufficient in because of the clogging of the vessel – the most common.
In the case of a hemorrhagic stroke, the blood leaves the vessel and goes directly to the brain by rupture in the artery, pressing the site and affecting the activity of the brain, which can be speech, memory, motor activities and vision
The damage caused by brain damage depends on the amount of blood and the area affected. "Each case is special, sometimes the injury is small, but the injured site causes great impact," says the neurologist.
With rehabilitation, the brain is able to adapt and recover the activities that have been affected, what is called neuroplasticity.
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The main causes of stroke are hypertension, obesity, arterial aging and smoking. Porto explains that ways to prevent stroke are to control high blood pressure, to not smoke, to avoid alcohol, to control diabetes, to avoid obesity and not having a sedentary lifestyle.
Stroke is the disease that cripples people the most and the second leading cause of death in the world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), behind the only ischemic heart disease (lack of intake blood in the heart). Stroke kills more than 6 million people throughout the year.
* Trainee R7 under the supervision of Deborah Giannini
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