Dizziness for half a month, blood pressure and lipid reduction, improved circulation, and improved cerebral infarction

Dizziness for half a month, blood pressure and lipid reduction, improved circulation, and improved cerebral infarction

"What causes dizziness and difficulty speaking?"

#Cerebral infarction

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Male patient, 69 years old, with dizziness and headache

1. Discovery of Disease

My uncle is 69 years old this year. He had a history of cerebral infarction for half a year, which left him with sequelae such as speech impairment, coughing when drinking water, and lack of flexibility in left limbs. During this period, his mental state was very poor, he was unwilling to eat, had a poor appetite, and had poor sleep at night. Half a month ago, he suddenly felt dizzy and felt dizzy. So I immediately sent him to the hospital for treatment and did a head CT scan in the emergency room.

After understanding my uncle's condition, the doctor conducted a series of physical examinations and, based on his symptoms, signs and emergency examination results, made a preliminary diagnosis of partial anterior circulation infarction and recommended hospitalization.

2. Treatment Process

After admission, the doctor conducted further examinations and confirmed the initial diagnosis. Since my uncle's dizziness symptoms were more obvious, he was prescribed medication to improve his circulation. At the same time, in order to rule out the possibility of other diseases, he was examined by color Doppler ultrasound of the carotid and vertebral arteries, color Doppler ultrasound of the heart, routine blood tests, four coagulation tests, nine biochemical tests, myocardial markers, etc., and finally ruled out the possibility of other diseases.

In view of my uncle's cerebral infarction, the doctor prescribed Xuesetong sodium chloride injection to improve circulation, as well as clopidogrel antiplatelet and atorvastatin lipid-lowering plaque stabilization treatment. After a few days of drug treatment, my uncle's dizziness symptoms have basically disappeared, his mental state has improved significantly, and his diet has returned to normal. After reexamination, all indicators showed no obvious abnormalities, so the doctor prescribed discharge medication for us and told my uncle to go home and continue taking medication.

3. Notes

1. Minimize high salt intake: Pay attention to salt intake in daily life. Adults should not consume more than one beer bottle cap of salt per day to prevent the impact of high blood pressure on cerebral blood vessels;

2. Reasonable diet: Under the premise of ensuring balanced nutrition, eat less high-fat food to reduce the burden on blood vessels;

3. Maintain a regular work and rest schedule and develop good living habits: try to stay up late less and live a regular life to reduce the possibility of disease; seek medical treatment in time and early diagnosis and treatment: once symptoms appear, you should seek medical treatment immediately. Don’t underestimate dizziness. Be alert to the occurrence of cerebral infarction and guard against serious complications such as hemiplegia. Get a clear diagnosis and regular treatment as soon as possible.

4. Personal insights

Through this medical experience, I found that some anterior circulation infarctions usually present dizziness and a heavy head as the main symptoms. Rest and medication to stop dizziness often cannot completely eliminate the symptoms. Timely symptomatic and causal treatment can fundamentally solve the problem. Therefore, once the disease occurs, you should immediately seek medical attention and receive regular treatment. Remember not to delay and delay the treatment period of the disease.

During the treatment, unnecessary activities should be reduced to avoid disease progression or other complications. If you experience any discomfort during the treatment, you should report it to your doctor in time so that problems can be discovered and dealt with in a timely manner.

At the same time, I would like to remind everyone to have a correct understanding of partial anterior circulation infarction. Don't worry too much or underestimate it. Just cooperate with the doctor for active treatment. The prognosis is still very good. Although there are emergencies, good daily blood pressure and blood lipid regulation can minimize the possibility of emergencies.

In addition to paying attention to rest, strengthening nutrition and care in daily life, you also need to continue actively lowering blood pressure and lipid-lowering treatments, and take medications strictly as prescribed by your doctor.