- In Mexico alone, 170,000 cases of stroke are recorded each year.
- It is estimated that, on average, one out of every five cases dies and three out of five are left with sequelae.
- The main risk factors are high blood pressure, heart problems, diabetes, high cholesterol, and smoking.
In recent years, important advances have been made in the treatment of Cerebral vascular disease, also known as heart attack, stroke or stroke. To date it is a fairly serious problem that causes the death of five and a half million people each year. While one of the biggest adversities is the time to receive proper treatment.
The first thing to keep in mind is that a stroke occurs when the blood flow to the brain stops for several seconds, or when there is bleeding in or around the organ. Therefore, it does not receive oxygen and nutrients, which causes the neurons to die and there is permanent damage.
national panorama
However, In Mexico alone there are 170,000 people who are affected by this condition each year. Hence, it is, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the second cause of mortality on the planet. In such a way that, on average, one out of every five cases dies and three out of five are left with sequelae.
According to Dr Rajan Gadhiaspecialist in Vascular Neurology of the Houston Methodist Hospitalthere are two types of cerebrovascular accidents: ischemic and hemorrhagic. Within the first group are the thrombotic strokewhich occurs when a clot blocks blood flow in the brain and usually occurs as a result of plaque buildup in the arteries.
While the embolic stroke occurs when a blood clot forms elsewhere in the body and travels to the brain. Thus, it obstructs blood flow.
Risk factors and symptoms
The risk factor’s to present this condition are hypertension, diabetes, family history, high cholesterol and being older than 55 years.
While the symptoms are sudden headache that increases when lying down, changes in alertness, hearing, sense of taste, clumsiness, difficulty reading, writing and swallowing, among others.
The specialist mentions that some of the most advanced studies are MRI and perfusion studies. Although there is also a small percentage of stroke patients who have problems in a large group of major arteries. This results in occlusion of large vessels and accounts for 10% to 20% of all acute ischemic strokes with cardiac obstruction.
In these types of special cases the neurosurgeons or neuroradiologists insert a catheter into the patient’s arm. It must enter the brain in order to retrieve the blood clot. Each treatment must be in accordance with the patient’s profile and appropriate to the conditions and/or damage caused by the CVD. Only in this way can we achieve a good quality of later life.