Moreover, in cerebrovascular diseases, stroke accounts for 75~90%, and the main cause of stroke is ischemic necrosis of brain tissue caused by carotid artery occlusion.
Our carotid artery can be divided into internal artery and external artery, and its main function is to supply blood to brain tissue. But now with the growth of age, coupled with some sedentary people, some high-calorie and high-fat foods are taken in the process of eating, and some people who are under too much pressure or work pressure may become people with blocked neck blood vessels, making the neck passage smaller and smaller, leading to carotid artery stenosis.
Carotid stenosis leads to stroke and cerebral ischemia.
Stroke is a blood clot produced by the rupture of blood vessel plaque in the neck, which will enter the human brain with the flow of blood. Caused by local or large-scale ischemic necrosis of the brain. This can lead to a stroke. The main manifestations of stroke are fainting, headache and dizziness, and weakness of limbs. In severe cases, it will also cause cognitive impairment, incontinence and dyskinesia.
Cerebral ischemia Cerebral ischemia is due to the narrowing of carotid artery, and the brain can't get enough blood, which leads to cerebral ischemia. His symptoms are dizziness, difficulty in moving and blurred vision.
Patients with carotid stenosis are most afraid of "neck massage"!
For people with carotid artery stenosis, the director of neurosurgery also suggested that the most feared action at ordinary times is to massage the neck. At the beginning, when the carotid artery narrows, patients will feel weak or dizzy. Many people think that this is caused by cervical spondylosis, so they will massage.
But this is a very dangerous thing. If it is dizziness or weakness caused by carotid stenosis, massaging the neck will cause serious harm to the body. If the situation is serious, endarterectomy is needed. So once this happens, don't treat it blindly, let alone treat it as cervical spondylosis. If this situation is serious, it will lead to serious consequences of cerebral thrombosis, so don't massage your neck casually.
If the neck is narrow, three treatment methods should be adopted, the first 1 is drug treatment, the second is stent treatment, and the third is surgical treatment.