So, what are the premonitory symptoms of stroke in the elderly?
1, yawning continuously
When cerebral arteriosclerosis is aggravated, the lumen becomes narrower and narrower, and cerebral ischemia and hypoxia are aggravated, especially when the respiratory center is hypoxic, which will cause yawning reflex. About 80% people yawn frequently within 5 ~ 10 days before the onset of ischemic stroke, which is an important warning signal.
Step 2 drool
The symptoms of salivation are drooling, drooling, signs of stroke, and sudden onset.
3. Once it gets dark.
Is the eyes suddenly appear black, can't see things clearly. Recover after a few seconds or minutes, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, dizziness and disturbance of consciousness. Recently, Norwegian doctor Huang Fengying found that 18 patients with transient amaurosis had carotid atherosclerosis.
4, blurred vision
That is, it is characterized by transient visual impairment or visual field defect, and generally recovers itself within 1 hour. Huang Fengying performed fundus examination and cerebral blood flow measurement on 10 patients with transient visual impairment, and found that there were 3 cases of central retinal artery occlusion and 7 cases of branch retinal artery occlusion.
5, razor landing
It means that when shaving with a knife, the head turns to one side, and suddenly the arm feels weak, and the razor falls to the ground. 1 fully recovers after 2 minutes. This is due to the distortion of the neck, which leads to the distortion of the already hardened carotid artery and aggravates the stenosis, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the brain.
6. Unilateral paralysis
That is, transient ischemic attack, which is strictly the lightest stroke. According to follow-up observation, more than half of people have ischemic stroke 3 ~ 5 years after transient ischemic attack.
7. One side of the face or upper and lower limbs suddenly feels numb, weak, crooked mouth and drooling.
This is due to insufficient blood supply to the brain, which damages the neural pathway that controls the main brain.
8. I suddenly feel dizzy and unstable.
This is due to insufficient blood supply to cerebellum, which affects its balance function. The above omen can be temporary, disappear after a period of time, or recur or gradually worsen.
9. Sudden difficulty in speaking or inability to understand others.
This is due to the lack of blood supply to the cerebral cortex, which affects the language center and leads to the influence of speech and other functions.
10, transient unconsciousness or lethargy.
This is caused by lack of oxygen in the brain, which will temporarily paralyze nerves and organs.
Stroke can be said to be a disease that the elderly are very afraid of. This disease not only seriously affected their quality of life, but also seriously dragged down their families. Therefore, it is very necessary for everyone to pay more attention to their physical condition, have regular physical examinations, do more physical exercise and eat properly in their daily lives.