subject: Stroke - also known as " cerebral vascular accident " [print this page] Stroke - also known as " cerebrovascular accident "is the third urban diseases killer in Hong Kong . Elderly stroke incidence rates were high, from 1988 to 1989 , approximately 16,000 hospital admissions due to stroke ; from 1997 to 1998 , hospital admissions rose to 22,000 the number of deaths 3000 . Also getting younger and younger age of onset . Stroke were small package due to ischemic brain death secondary to varying degrees of neurological dysfunction , which can affect the motivation of the body rule . Common symptoms include : ' paraplegia ( spastic and loose points ) ' limbs dislocated shoulder pain or ' Offset ' cognitive decline ' feeling of loss of loss ' speech and swallowing difficulties ' incontinence .
Stroke treatment between Chinese and Western medicine and Western medicine tend to use the left hand : suffering from transient ischemic patients , there StrokeGreat risk of attack , to take anti- clotting drugs such as warfarin or aspirin to prevent . High blood pressure need to be taking antihypertensive medication , high blood cholesterol need to take cholesterol-lowering drug at the same time with low cholesterol , low-fat diet. In the case of diabetes, high blood sugar caused by the situation , need to take medication or insulin hypoglycemia , immediate cessation of smoking , diet, calories so weight loss, regular exercise . Inspection confirmed that carotid artery occlusion can be surgically removed, called carotid endarterectomy . The CT scan or magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis is hemorrhagic stroke causes symptoms , the doctor will carry out emergency brain surgery, doctors identified bleeding sites during surgery and then stop the bleeding . This method only applies to certain stroke caused by bleeding ( hemorrhagic lesion is slow and damage to the small ) . When there is sufficient symptoms to diagnosis of stroke , brain swelling is usually the bleeding site has the appropriate blocking blood flow , brain damage has been formed . The Chinese are acute emergency phase to drugs , supplemented by acupuncture ; recovery and sequelae stage, acupuncture, massage in , using drugs auxiliary Physiotherapy. Chinese patients receiving treatment should be met with experienced physicians make the correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment of individual practices .
Stroke - also known as " cerebral vascular accident "
