How to diagnose a stroke?

According to statistics from the World Health Organization, the annual number of deaths from cardiovascular disease, including stroke, was 17.9 million.

The main problem of these deaths is that the majority of people do not realize the danger and ignore the examination by doctors and routine tests.

Stroke is a serious disorder of the cerebral circulation that damages and destroys nerve cells. When a blood clot is clogged with a blood clot, it results in an ischemic stroke and, when the vessel breaks, bleeding occurs in the brain. Stroke is characterized by sudden neurological symptoms that last for several hours.

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People at risk of stroke who suffer: hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol or obesity, stop breathing while sleeping and disorders of blood clotting.

It can also cause smoking, drugs, alcohol, lack of movement, and stress from stroke. The most numerous victims are the over 50s.

The first signs of stroke are numbness in the hands or legs, speech, movement and loss of balance, generally severe headaches, dizziness and nausea. When these signs are present, the vision becomes blurred, one side of the face may become paralyzed and the patient may eventually lose consciousness.

To diagnose a stroke, the person is asked to smile, but the victim's smile is not homogeneous because one side of the face is paralyzed. The speech of the injured person is unclear and inconsistent. Finally, the injured person is asked to raise their hands in front of them and to remain in this position for at least five seconds, otherwise one of their hands will suffer a stroke.

Source: Rambler