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.

Saturday, May 8, 2021

Be a stroke hero: Identify the signs and why you should act fast Almost all strokes can be prevented

 So if 80 million people have survived a stroke that means 72 million are still disabled, 80 million - 10% of 80 million.  There is a massive amount of work yet to be done to cure these people and all this is doing is blaming the survivor for not preventing their stroke with NO PROTOCOLS TO DO THAT.

 Be a stroke hero: Identify the signs and why you should act fast. Almost all strokes can be prevented

The sudden onset of stroke symptoms can happen to anyone at any time, making education about the signs and symptoms of a "brain attack" the first line of defense to stroke prevention.


"I'm a fanatical fan of football, so you can imagine how excited I was to enter the stadium to see my favorite team play; but I lost my balance and fell. I'm lucky the people near me jumped into action and called 911," recalled stroke survivor William Martin. "They are the real heroes in my medical emergency story; they knew the signs of a stroke."


Stroke is the second leading cause of death and third leading cause of disability worldwide. Today, only 10% of stroke survivors make a full recovery and 25% recover with minor impairments. Forty percent of survivors experience moderate to severe impairments that require special care. Strokes are common and deadly, but the good news is almost all strokes can be prevented.

What is stroke?
A stroke happens when the blood vessels carrying nutrients to the brain either form a clot or rupture, causing a sudden blockage in the arteries leading to the brain. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood (and oxygen) it needs, so it and brain cells die.

How to prevent stroke
Generally, there are three treatment stages for stroke: prevention, therapy immediately after stroke and post-stroke rehabilitation. Engaging in active prevention is the most effective treatment.

What can you do to prevent stroke?
1. Monitor your blood pressure


2. Control your cholesterol


3. Keep your blood sugar down


4. Keep active


5. Eat healthy


6. Lose weight if necessary


7. Do not smoke


8. Talk to your physician about aspirin and other medications


In the event of stroke: Act F.A.S.T


"Every minute from the time the stroke occurs to when you receive treatment makes a difference," said neurointerventional radiologist at St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City Jared Halpin, M.D. "Many types of stroke are now treatable with emergency medical interventions to either quickly dissolve or remove the blood clot or stop the bleeding that is causing symptoms."


Seek treatment, F.A.S.T. Follow the acronym below to check for signs of stroke:

• FACE drooping: Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile. Is the person's smile uneven or lopsided?

• ARM weakness: Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?

• Speech: Is speech slurred? Is the person unable to speak or hard to understand? Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence.

• Time to call 9-1-1: If the person shows any of these symptoms, even if the symptoms go away, call 9-1-1 and get them to the hospital immediately.

"My doctor restored the blood flow in my brain by threading a tube through an artery in my leg and used a medical device called Solitaire X to remove the clot. I was surprised I didn't need brain surgery," said Martin. "The best part - I watched the final quarter of the game on TV while in the hospital recovery room."


Eighty million people have survived stroke worldwide. For more information on stroke prevention tips and treatment options, visit the Medtronic Stroke Heroes page at http://strokehero.com.

 

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