Cerebral infarction, also known as ischemic stroke, is a clinical type of cerebrovascular disease, which refers to the localized ischemic necrosis or softening of brain tissue caused by cerebral blood supply disorder and ischemia and hypoxia, mostly occurring in middle-aged and elderly people. In addition, according to incomplete statistics, the vast majority of patients with cerebral infarction will have sequelae to some extent, and even life-threatening in severe cases.
This is because cerebral infarction has the characteristics of high incidence, high mortality and high disability rate. Once brain cells die of hypoxia and ischemia, they cannot regenerate, resulting in damage to the areas dominated by the cranial nerves, especially limbs and language.
So, what are the sequelae of cerebral infarction?
Once a person suffers from cerebral infarction, even after rescue and rehabilitation exercise, there will be more or less sequelae, such as mouth-eye deviation, slurred speech, aphasia, hemiplegia, numbness of limbs and so on. Therefore, it is very necessary for middle-aged and elderly people to take preventive measures in advance to reduce the risk of possible cerebral infarction.
So how to reduce the risk of cerebral infarction?
The best way is prevention. Disease prevention has become the focus of attention. It is much better to prevent the disease before it is cured. Therefore, prevention can effectively reduce the risk of cerebral infarction.
1, adjust the diet structure
The diet structure in most parts of China is high in salt, sugar and oil. This long-term diet will harden the arteries, block blood vessels, and then lead to cerebral infarction. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the diet structure, reduce the intake of sodium and salt, eat more fruits and vegetables and high-protein foods, and eat less animal offal.
2, pay attention to cold and warm.
Winter is the season of high incidence of cerebral infarction. Middle-aged and elderly people need to prepare for cold and warmth in advance to reduce the impact of cold weather on health, so as to better reduce the risk of cerebral infarction.
Step 3 Exercise properly
The cause of sudden cerebral infarction in middle-aged and elderly people is blood vessel blockage, which leads to poor blood supply to the brain. Exercise helps to speed up blood circulation, accelerate metabolism, discharge body garbage, reduce blood vessel pressure and effectively reduce the risk of cerebral infarction.
4. Quit smoking and limit alcohol
Tobacco and alcohol have a great influence on our health. Regular smoking and drinking will not only hurt the lungs and stomach, but also accelerate the hardening of blood vessels, make blood vessels lose elasticity and lead to cerebral infarction. Therefore, it is very important to quit smoking and limit alcohol.
5. Maintain good living habits
With the rapid development of the Internet, people's sleep time is getting shorter and shorter, and staying up late becomes the norm. I don't know that staying up late for a long time is not only easy to die suddenly, but also makes blood vessels harden, and then cerebral infarction occurs. Therefore, we should maintain good habits of work and rest, stay up late less, go to bed early and get up early.
Although cerebral infarction is terrible and dangerous, as long as you adhere to good living habits, a balanced diet, more exercise and a good attitude in your daily life, I believe you can stay away from it and make yourself healthier and live longer.