The Danger of Hemorrhagic Stroke

Hemorrhagic Stroke, Hemorrhagic Stroke or HCV is the disease that kills the most in Brazil. According to a survey by the Ministry of Health, the number of young people with the disease is increasing: 62,270 people under 45 died in Brazil between 2000 and 2010.

This increase in the occurrence of hemorrhagic stroke in young people is due to the lack of health care and some bad habits of this group that are risk factors.

High blood pressure, diabetes and uncontrolled heart disease; the use of hormonal contraceptives combined with smoking; excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages; the sedentary lifestyle; obesity and use of prohibited drugs and anorectics, such as amphetamines femproporex and amfepramone; These are some examples of the dangers that young people submit to that contribute to the higher incidence of Hemorrhagic Stroke and its milder version, ischemia.

Routine examinations are essential for those who want to escape the possibility of suffering this accident. Without the simple routine tests, the diagnosis comes after the stroke, when the person will have motor sequelae, speech impairment, loss of strength. Is recovery to social life extremely expensive in many ways? psychological, emotional and financial ?, says Antonio Carlos Worms Till, founder of Vita Check-Up Center.

What is and How Hemorrhagic Stroke Happens

Hemorrhagic Stroke is characterized by bleeding in one part of the brain as a result of the rupture of a blood vessel.

There are two ways these bleeds can happen:

• Subarachnoid: A vessel on the surface of the brain ruptures, spilling blood into the space between the brain and the skull.
• Intra-cerebral haemorrhage: Bloodshed is in the middle of brain tissue.

The signs and symptoms of a blood vessel rupture in the brain are always sudden. Generally, stroke victims may have weakness on one side of the body, loss of sensation or visual field in one or both eyes, dizziness, difficulty speaking or understanding simple words, and even loss of consciousness or seizures.

To diagnose a possible case of HCV in a patient who has manifested the above symptoms, doctors perform neuroimaging exams, such as skull tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, immediately upon arrival at the hospital's emergency department. These tests are able to show the location and size of the bleeding.

How is treating someone victimized by an AVCH

Treatment may be surgical or clinical, depending on the volume of the lesion, the location and the clinical condition of the patient. The surgical process seeks to remove blood from the brain, while the clinician aims to control blood pressure, complications such as seizures and infections.

Once the patient's condition is stable, with no risk to neurological or clinical status, rehabilitation also begins. Speech-language pathologists, physiotherapists, nurses and occupational therapists, based on neurological sequelae, elaborate therapies aiming at recovering the altered abilities of the HCV and guaranteeing the patient's quality of life.

Since preventing hemorrhagic stroke is very simple, this disease should not be so frequent in young Brazilians. Maintaining an active and healthy routine with regular medical checkups and exercise and good nutrition is key to avoiding the problem. And are you willing to be careful not to get into this negative statistic?

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