How to prevent cerebral infarction?

Cerebral infarction, also known as ischemic stroke, is mainly caused by cerebral blood supply disorder, ischemia and hypoxia, which lead to ischemic necrosis or softening of local brain tissue. Common clinical cerebral infarctions include cerebral thrombosis, lacunar infarction, cerebral embolism, etc. According to relevant data, cerebral infarction accounts for about 80% of all strokes. Its harm is self-evident. So how to prevent cerebral infarction?

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1. Precursor of cerebral infarction

1.1 Sudden dizziness: The most common symptom in the early stage of cerebral infarction is dizziness, which can occur at any time before cerebrovascular disease, and is most likely to occur when getting up in the morning. In addition, it may also occur after bathing or after fatigue. If hypertensive patients experience dizziness more than 5 times within 1-2 days, the risk of cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage will increase.

1.2 Sudden headache: If the patient suddenly has a severe headache accompanied by symptoms such as drowsiness, convulsions, coma, and has a recent history of head trauma, and the location and nature of the headache suddenly changes or the headache worsens with severe coughing, you should be alert to cerebral infarction.

1.3 Abnormal gait: If the patient walks unsteadily and has weak legs, it may be a precursor to cerebral infarction. Especially if elderly patients suddenly experience changes in gait and symptoms of limb numbness and weakness, they should seek medical attention immediately.

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1.4 Constant yawning: Patients with cerebral infarction usually experience constant yawning symptoms about five to ten days before the onset of the disease.

1.5 Nosebleeds in patients with hypertension: If you are a patient with hypertension and your nose bleeds are frequent, accompanied by hematuria and retinal hemorrhage, you should be aware that this may be a precursor to cerebral infarction.

1.6 Abnormal blood pressure: Sudden onset of high blood pressure, exceeding 200/120 mmHg or below 80/50 mmHg, may also be a precursor to cerebral infarction.

1.7 Other precursors: Precursors of cerebral infarction may also include difficulty swallowing, coughing, fatigue, tinnitus, sudden numbness of half the body, drowsiness, etc.

2. Causes of cerebral infarction

2.1 The occurrence of cerebral infarction is related to cerebral thrombosis, and the formation of cerebral thrombosis is related to excessive obesity. Excessive obesity can lead to a large accumulation of fat substances in the human body, which makes it easier for the body's serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels to increase, and the blood vessel walls are more prone to thrombosis. The detachment of cerebral thrombosis can cause blockage and stenosis of the brain's blood vessels.

2.2 The occurrence of cerebral infarction is related to long-term hypertension. When the blood pressure is too high, the blood vessels are easily stimulated, which not only poses a risk of cerebral hemorrhage, but also accelerates arteriosclerosis. After arteriosclerosis, the blood vessel walls are more likely to form blood clots, eventually leading to cerebral infarction.

2.3 Cerebral infarction is directly related to long-term smoking and drinking. Drinking too much alcohol will stimulate the body, increase blood pressure, constrict blood vessels, and increase heart rate. Tobacco contains a large amount of harmful substances, which can easily damage the endothelium of blood vessels, leading to constriction of blood vessels and atherosclerosis.

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2.4 Cerebral infarction may also be caused by overwork. Nowadays, many people work for a long time to make money, but they do not pay attention to the regularity of work and rest. It is important to take a proper rest. Frequent overwork will affect physical health. If you are overworked, your blood pressure will fluctuate, and in severe cases, it will affect the function of the brain, thereby increasing the chance of cerebral infarction.

2.5 The occurrence of cerebral infarction is related to the long-term development of diabetes. Elevated blood sugar needs to be lowered reasonably. Many people find that they have diabetes. If they do not keep their blood sugar stable in time, it will lead to accelerated vascular disease. After the blood vessels are diseased, they become hard and it is easier to form blood clots on the blood vessel walls, thereby accelerating the occurrence of cerebral infarction.

3. Prevention of cerebral infarction

3.1 Pay attention to your diet

You should formulate a scientific diet plan based on your own situation, adjust your diet structure reasonably, achieve nutritional balance, ensure a light diet, low salt, low fat, low oil, low sugar, eat more easily digestible liquid food; chew food slowly, eat small meals frequently, eat at regular times and quantitatively, do not overeat, and do not be picky about food; vegetable oils, such as olive oil and peanut oil, should be preferred when cooking; pay attention to nutritional supplements and diversify your diet. It is recommended to eat more nuts, such as fungus, mushrooms, oranges, bananas and other high-potassium foods; eat more fish, shrimp, lean meat, eggs, milk, soy products and other high-protein foods; eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, such as lettuce, carrots, celery, cucumbers, oranges, strawberries, apples, etc.; eat more foods rich in vitamins and unsaturated fatty acids; drink more water, ensure the daily water intake, increase the number of urination, and prevent urinary tract infections. At the same time, you should also pay attention to a moderate diet, eat less animal fats and oily foods; try not to drink excessively, because excessive drinking can damage blood vessels and easily lead to cerebral infarction, so try not to drink alcohol; do not drink coffee, black tea and other beverages.

3.2 Develop healthy living habits

You should make a scientific exercise plan according to your physical endurance, and insist on doing aerobic exercise, so as to enhance your physical fitness, increase fat consumption, reduce cholesterol deposition, and enhance your body's immunity; but if your physical condition is limited, try not to do strenuous exercise, and do not choose mountain climbing, sprinting and other exercise methods. You can choose walking, jogging, Tai Chi, square dancing, soft gymnastics, etc. You should know that being overweight can easily lead to high blood pressure, high blood lipids, high blood sugar, high uric acid and other diseases, and can easily lead to cerebral infarction, so you should lose fat scientifically and control your weight.

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3.3 In daily life, pay attention to emotional regulation, try not to be angry or excited, pay attention to regulating and reducing psychological pressure, eliminate negative emotions, and maintain emotional stability. At the same time, have good work and rest habits, do not stay up late, take a proper nap, rest more, do not overwork, and get enough sleep and rest.

You should quit smoking as soon as possible. For example, the nicotine contained in tobacco can cause accelerated heartbeat, increased blood pressure, vascular spasm, increased cholesterol in the blood, and easily cause arteriosclerosis and damage to blood vessels. Whether it is active smoking or passive smoking, the risk of smoking increases. Smokers are advised to quit smoking as soon as possible, and non-smokers should try to avoid inhaling secondhand smoke.

3.4 If you suffer from atrial fibrillation or arrhythmia, you should use anticoagulants under the guidance of a doctor. You can take warfarin and other drugs. When actively taking drug treatment, you should also regularly test coagulation and blood routine to prevent abnormal bleeding. Patients with high risk of cerebral infarction such as hypertension, diabetes, and atherosclerosis need to take antiplatelet aggregation drugs such as aspirin under the guidance of a doctor. At the same time, they can also be treated with drugs such as statins to lower blood lipids and stabilize arteriosclerosis.

3.5 Monitoring of blood pressure, blood lipids and blood sugar

Blood pressure monitoring should be paid attention to. If you do not have high blood pressure, it is best to monitor blood pressure regularly. If you have high blood pressure, you can take antihypertensive drugs orally and change your eating habits to a low-salt, low-fat diet. At the same time, you should also monitor blood lipid levels. It is recommended to monitor blood lipid levels regularly. If abnormal blood lipids occur, you can take statins orally for lipid-lowering treatment and adhere to a low-cholesterol diet.

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3.6 Early detection and early medical help

After a cerebral infarction, sequelae such as limb weakness, language disorders, and swallowing disorders are likely to occur, which seriously affect the physical and mental health of the human body. We should have a certain understanding of cerebral infarction so that we can make a correct judgment about it. If symptoms such as slurred speech, crooked corners of the mouth, limb numbness and weakness occur in life, we must go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time.

Conclusion

Cerebral infarction is a very harmful disease. It not only causes harm to the patient's body, but also endangers the patient's life. Therefore, in order to prevent this danger from happening around us, everyone should learn how to prevent cerebral infarction. To better prevent cerebral infarction, we must start by avoiding the cause of the disease, develop good living habits, eating habits, and maintain a peaceful mental state. Only in this way can we fundamentally prevent the occurrence of the disease and allow us to have a healthy body and life. A healthy body requires great determination and patience to maintain. This is something that people need to learn and practice throughout their lives. I hope that after reading the above content, it will be helpful to you.