Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung, Deputy Director of the Stroke Center of Bach Mai Hospital, said that on March 21.3, the Stroke Center received 6 young patients. 5/6 patients who arrived early recovered well, 1 patient who arrived 24 hours later had limited recovery.
At the Stroke Center, a 32-year-old male patient recovered after thrombectomy
Among the above 6 patients, a 32-year-old male patient in Cau Giay District (Hanoi) is recovering well. Before going to the emergency room, this patient had migraines, dizziness, and fatigue.
Doctor Dung said that the male patient was taken to the hospital with a severe stroke with symptoms of wakefulness and paralysis on the left side of his body. Angiography results showed that the patient had a large cerebral blood vessel occlusion.
“The patient suffered a cerebral infarction due to occlusion of a large blood vessel, which nourishes half of the brain's hemisphere. If this vessel cannot be cleared, it will likely be difficult to survive," said Dr. Dung.
Also according to Dr. Dung, from the time he arrived at the hospital until the mechanical thrombectomy and revascularization of the brain was performed in just 60 minutes. After thrombectomy, the patient recovered very well.
Before the stroke, this patient had cardiovascular disease and was taking anticoagulants, but voluntarily stopped the medication because his disease stabilized. Dr. Dung noted that after a stroke, patients need to comply with treatment as prescribed by their doctor to prevent the risk of re-stroke.
Mr. Dung's center also received a stroke case, a 42-year-old female patient. While at home, this person got up early to go to the market when he suddenly had weakness in his limbs, distorted mouth, difficulty speaking and was diagnosed with a stroke, caused by high blood pressure. Another case is a young male patient in Hanoi who had a stroke while playing badminton.
Dr. Dung noted: "Strokes in people under 45 years old are relatively common at the center. But recently, on March 21.3, we were surprised when 5/6 stroke cases were patients under 45 years old. The community believes that stroke is rare in young people and they are also subjective. However, young people need to recognize the symptoms of stroke to go to the hospital as soon as possible."
Faced with the fact that there are still late hospital admission stroke cases and recurrent strokes, Dr. Dung shared: common symptoms in people with stroke are mouth distortion (sudden mouth distortion on one side); The patient has difficulty speaking, slurs his speech, and his limbs suddenly become weak and paralyzed.
When these symptoms appear, the patient should be taken to the nearest medical facility. To keep up with the golden time, the doctor will reperfuse as soon as possible, then evaluate, test and treat.
After stroke treatment, patients need to take medication as prescribed by the doctor to avoid the risk of recurrence. Absolutely do not stop taking medication on your own.
