She bent down to pick something up and suffered a stroke. Can she get out of bed and walk within one hour after the operation? Medical: "Early medical treatment" is the key
She bent down to pick something up and had a stroke! High temperature and cardiovascular disease may be accomplices
If you suddenly encounter an “acute stroke” in your life, can you still recover well as long as you get medical treatment early? Dr. Ke Liying from the Department of Neurology at Guangtian General Hospital said that she recently treated a 66-year-old woman who suffered a stroke and fainted while helping the building administrator on duty. She was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment and was diagnosed with “acute ischemic stroke” by the hospital. Immediately perform “intracranial artery thrombectomy surgery”. After regaining consciousness 1 hour after the operation, the woman was transferred from the intensive care unit to the general ward within 3 days and was able to get out of bed and walk.
Dr. Ke Liying pointed out that the woman was not aware of the signs of stroke when she was on duty, and she suddenly fainted not long after picking up dropped items. Due to the recent hot weather, it is easy to thicken the blood due to lack of water, which also causes poor blood circulation, which can lead to stroke. The woman has always had heart hypertrophy, and her cardiovascular function is already poor, so she is a risk factor for stroke. High risk group.
Dr. Ke Liying said that the treatment and prognosis of stroke are closely related to the rescue time. “Although this patient has heart hypertrophy, because he was sent early, the hospital’s stroke team also The arterial thrombectomy was performed urgently within 2 hours of being sent to the hospital, so the treatment effect was very good.”
Good news for ischemic stroke patients? The success rate of “intracranial artery thrombectomy” is 90%
Dr. Yan Baosheng, deputy medical director of Guangtian General Hospital, pointed out that the patient had internal carotid artery embolism and had cardiac hypertrophy. He was worried that the risks of surgery and anesthesia would be high, so special care was needed. For ischemic stroke, the traditional treatment method is to inject thrombolytic drugs. However, when a large blood vessel is blocked, the chance of successfully opening the blood vessel by injecting thrombolytic drugs is very low.
With the advancement of medical treatment, “intracranial artery thrombectomy” has been used to remove thrombus and open blood vessels in the past 5-6 years. It is currently the most advanced treatment, and the success rate of the operation can reach about 95%. Dr. Yan Baosheng also emphasized that in the past, patients with ischemic stroke had a poor prognosis as long as the golden 3 hours were exceeded. However, the popularity of thrombectomy surgery can extend the golden treatment period to 6 to 8 hours as long as it meets the health insurance payment requirements, greatly improving the The probability of successful treatment for stroke patients.
Stroke treatment is a “race against time”. Doctors: Seek medical attention immediately if there are 5 signs
However, Dr. Yan Baosheng also mentioned that whether the prognosis is good or not depends on the length of time it takes to be sent to the hospital after the stroke. Therefore, it is best to seek immediate medical attention once symptoms of stroke appear. If there are elders in the family who are at high risk for stroke, they can use the three-step process of “look left, look right, smile, raise hands, and say hello” to quickly assess whether there are any signs of stroke. If you find that an elder’s face is asymmetrical, the corners of the mouth are crooked, the eyeballs on one side cannot move, or the hands are drooping and unable to speak clearly, you should call 119 as soon as possible.
Dr. Yan Baosheng emphasized that the rescue of stroke is a race against time. We should try our best to send the patient to a responsible serious emergency hospital for treatment (a hospital that can treat acute stroke and cardiovascular problems) within the golden time, so as to reduce the risk of Damage to brain cells. Therefore, it is recommended that people with elders at home or who are in high-risk groups themselves should not miss the opportunity for treatment because the symptoms disappear or are relieved quickly when warning signs of stroke occur.
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