A pre-stroke condition occurs in patients with hypertension and cerebral atherosclerosis. At risk are also people who abuse alcohol and those whose families have patients with heart or vascular diseases. As a rule, this condition is a harbinger of the fact that people affected by it have a circulatory disturbance in the vessels of the brain that is either functional or organic in nature. Moreover, blood pressure at such moments can both increase sharply, and, conversely, drop to unusual indicators.
Pre-Stroke Condition: Symptoms
As a rule, the pre-stroke state is characterized by dizziness, severe nausea, the urge to vomit and a sharp headache, which is usually localized in the back of the head and is accompanied by tinnitus, a feeling of darkening in the eyes, and sometimes visual impairment. Often patients also describe a feeling of intense internal tension, from which it seems that everything “rings” inside. Thus, the patient can feel the dangerous condition simply physically. Needless to say, this all threatens the life of the patient. Especially for elderly people and those who lead a sedentary lifestyle.
The consequences of a pre-stroke condition
The pre-stroke state is dangerous primarily because at any moment it may cause blockage of the brain vessels or rupture of them. This can lead to death in almost 15 minutes (by the way, stroke is on the 5th place among the causes of death of people). In the best case, the patient has paralysis: partial (one side of the body) or complete. Often such paralysis is accompanied by a complete loss of speech or the inability to pronounce certain sounds, as well as a greater or lesser degree of impaired ability to understand what was said. Therefore, the timely recognition of the symptoms of an impending stroke and the provision of high - quality medical care to the patient will save his life and give a chance for complete rehabilitation in the future.
Assistance to the patient with suspected pre-stroke condition
If the patient has the symptoms listed above, you should immediately call an ambulance. In the medicine cabinet of each hypertensive patient it is necessary to keep "Glycine", tablets that improve cerebral circulation. They are placed under the tongue at the time of the pre-stroke state. And drip "Semax" 3 drops in each nostril. This will help relieve the power of the attack and wait for an ambulance.
At this time, you need to put the patient so that his head is higher than the surface on which the patient is lying, and pillows, blankets or clothes are used for this. It is imperative to provide the patient with free access to air by loosening the belt, unbuttoning tight clothing and opening the window in the room where he is. If there is an attack of vomiting, then it is necessary to turn the patient on one side, which will protect the respiratory tract, and substitute a bag or container. Then his mouth is cleaned.
And most importantly, do not fuss! Do not show the patient your confusion and fear - this can only worsen the situation. The pre-stroke condition, the signs of which were described above, can be alleviated if everything is done calmly and correctly.