Deans' stroke musings: Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Friday, May 19, 2023

Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer

And if you survive you're still screwed since no one in the world has any clue how to get you 100% recovered. You'll get lazy excuses like; 'All strokes are different, all stroke recoveries are different'. I'd scream in the face of anyone saying that to me; 'You really know nothing about stroke, Do you?'

Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer

FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Worldwide deaths from the most common type of stroke have risen significantly in the past three decades and will increase even more sharply in the years ahead, researchers say.

Ischemic stroke deaths grew from 2 million in 1990 to more than 3 million in 2019. They are expected to reach nearly 5 million by 2030, according to a report published online May 17 in the journal Neurology.

Ischemic strokes are caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain.

“This increase in the global death toll of ischemic stroke along with a predicted further increase in the future is concerning, but ischemic stroke is highly preventable,” said study author Dr. Lize Xiong, of Tongji University in Shanghai, China.

“Our results suggest that a combination of lifestyle factors like smoking and a diet high in sodium along with other factors such as high blood pressure and high body mass index can lead to an increased risk of stroke,” Xiong said in a journal news release.

The news isn't all bad, however. Data from the Global Health Data Exchange also showed that the stroke rate decreased from 66 strokes per 100,000 people in 1990 to 44 strokes per 100,000 people in 2019.

“This decrease in the stroke rate likely means that the overall increase in the number of strokes worldwide is mainly due to population growth and aging,” Xiong said.

The researchers predicted the number of deaths for 2020 to 2030, estimating that these would grow to 4.9 million by 2030.

This could be as high as 6.4 million, if risk factors aren’t controlled or prevented, the study authors noted.

The seven major risk factors for ischemic stroke are smoking, a diet high in sodium, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, kidney dysfunction, high blood sugar and high body mass index.

Quality and accuracy of disease data from some countries can’t be guaranteed, which is a study limitation.

More information

The American Stroke Association has more on ischemic stroke.

SOURCE: Neurology, news release, May 17, 2023