A stroke is an acute cerebrovascular disease which leads to damage and death of nerve cells. Depending on the localization of the stroke, its consequences may be different.
Regardless of which hemisphere was having a stroke, the patient observed a series of cerebral, autonomic, and focal disorders.
For cerebral disorders include severe headache, dizziness, noises in the ears, abrupt loss of consciousness and disturbance of vision.
Sweating, feeling of heat and palpitations treat autonomic disorders that occur in stroke.
As for focal disorders, they will largely depend on the localization of bleeding in the brain.
A stroke in the left hemisphere is more common than in the right. It accounts for 55-60% of all clinical cases of this disease. The left hemisphere is responsible for language abilities, control his speech, ability to read and write. In addition, this part of the brain responsible for memory and logic processing of the information received.
In view of the functions performed by the left hemisphere of the brain, in the case of the left hemisphere stroke can cause the following problems:
- possible paralysis of the right side of the face and paralysis of the right arm or leg;
- impaired speech, unclear pronunciation. The patient with poor understanding of heard speech, it is difficult to speak;
- violation of articulation;
- difficulty reading and writing;
- marked loss of verbal memory;
- psychological problems. The patient gradually withdraws into himself, restricting communication with others.
In contrast to stroke in the left part of the brain, when pervoprestolnom stroke is no clear clinical picture of speech disorders. For this reason, the diagnosis in lesions of the right hemisphere is set much later than the stroke in the left hemisphere.
With regard to the effects of a stroke in the right hemisphere, they may be the following:
- paralysis left side of face, the left arm or leg;
- the violation of perception. In some cases, there is a sense of alienation of the body. Sometimes the patient seems as if hands and feet do not belong to him or he has a lot of paralyzed limbs;
- the memory impairment. The patient may not remember that recently I made;
- the violation of auditory and visual perception. Patients difficult to assess the size of the objects, to navigate in space;
- mental passivity and depression.
If you suspect a stroke in the first place, you should call an ambulance. In this case, the Manager should clearly tell all that happened to the victims. A lot depends on this.
The patient’s head must be raised by 30 degrees from the level of the body. To that end, under the head put a pillow or blanket. In the room to ensure full access to fresh air and loosen tight clothing (belts, ties, collars and belts).
If the patient began vomiting, then it needs to be put on its side and to help him clear the mouth from the vomit.
Measure the affected blood pressure. If it is very high, then the patient needs to give a drug that reduces blood pressure. If drugs can put on the leg warmer. This will help a little to relieve the pressure. In the future, appointed muscle relaxants (mydocalm), as well as drugs, resolving blood clots in the blood vessels of the brain and improving brain blood circulation (vazobral, etc.).
SEE ALSO:
- What is stroke and why does it occur?
- hemorrhagic stroke, its consequences
- acute ischemic stroke: diagnosis and treatment