• April 25, 2024

When the flow of blood to the brain is altered, a stroke occurs, that is, an area of ​​this organ stops working because it does not receive enough oxygen and nutrients to function.

"In Mexico it is estimated that there are more than 100 thousand strokes annually", so it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle, says the doctor Enrique Gómez Álvarez, member of the Mexican Association for the Prevention of Arterosclerosis and its Complications (AMPAC)

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Identify it and go immediately to the hospital!

In an interview for GetQoralHealth, also a graduate professor in Cardiology at the Faculty of Medicine, of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) , details that the most common symptoms of a stroke are:

1. Alterations of the state of consciousness
2. Decreased mobility of any body limb, either on the right or left side of the body
3. Speech disorder
4. Dificulty to walk

The specialist points out that it is important to go to the hospital as soon as some of these symptoms are registered, since "the sequels are horrible, because some patients are left with difficulty in speaking, walking", as well as vision and motor coordination.

Prevention, key to good cardiovascular and brain health!

The doctor Enrique Gómez Álvarez points out that to prevent a stroke you need to control hypertension and diabetes, reduce overweight and cholesterol, stop smoking and exercise.

"They are the same preventive measures that exist for a heart attack, because they are the same causes." In addition, it is very important to go promptly to a specialized hospital, because the delay can be fatal in many cases, adds the specialist. And you, how do you protect your cerebrovascular health?
 

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