Kamis, 12 November 2009

Stroke Know No Gender and Age

Confirmed stroke disease knows no gender, according to one neurologist in a private hospital in Lampung, because the disease is fatal neurological disorder that can only attack women and men, old age or younger.

Neurologist at Immanuel Hospital, Dr. Ruth Mariva mention SpS, stroke not only affects men and older men, but also can strike the women and young people.

He mentioned, a stroke usually occur suddenly or suddenly with symptoms that can range from talking lisp, weak side / whole body, until unconscious.

According to him, cases of stroke were found more and more upon the women and young people.

Although the disease is fatal, he added, it can still be prevented from going to adopt a healthy lifestyle and regular medical treatment.

Explained, the existence of stroke risk factors can not be modified and the element is inherent family history, age, gender, and race.

While the risk factors that can be changed is the medical problems and lifestyle, among which are the symptoms of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, cholesterol, uric acid, obesity, smoking, lack of exercise, drugs, and blood disorders.

Patients with a stroke that caused brain damage occurred on the left, will result in patient paralysis on the right, interference speak, slow, and memory decline.

Right brain damage, would result in paralysis on the left side of the body, the orientation disorder, memory decline as well.

He said, a stroke can be prevented by controlling risk factors for stroke that is in a person.

Dr. Ruth also said Mariva SpS, hypertension or blood pressure sustained above the normal threshold is a major risk factor for stroke and causes occurred coronary heart disease.

Hypertension often leads to complications that eventually lead to an interruption in the heart, stroke, kidney dysfunction, and arterial disease (peripheral blood vessels).

He mentioned a number of factors that influence occurs in hypertension.

The cause of primary hypertension, namely transcription factors and the environment (lots of salt consumption, alcohol, obesity, lack of exercise, smoking and stress), while secondary hypertension caused by kidney conditions, hormonal problems, medications, and pregnancy.

He also mentioned that nearly 90% of those with primary hypertension is hypertension, while secondary hypertension ranges from 5-10% only, and more than 50% of stroke is hypertension

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