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The signing ceremony of the public awareness program on stroke took place this afternoon, December 15 – Photo: THANH HAI
Statistics in hospitals, the young stroke rate increased by about 2% / year, of which men 4 times higher than women …
According to Mr. Mai Duy Ton, Director of the Stroke Center at Bach Mai Hospital, after 1 month of operation, this Trung received treatment for 1,000 emergency stroke patients, 1/10 of whom were young patients. age and the youngest patient is 14 years old.
“Stroke patients tend to get younger and younger, now there are 10 young patients receiving treatment at the Stroke Center. Most young stroke patients have associated risk factors: hypertension, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular problems, unhealthy lifestyles such as heavy cigarette smoking, alcohol abuse … Among young stroke patients, there is a rate for abnormalities, congenital brain malformations., 14-year-old patient in this group “- said Dr. Ton.
Dr. Ton said that cerebral vascular abnormalities date back to when the patient was a child, when the abnormality was large enough or there were additional factors that caused the deformity to rupture.
The 14-year-old patient came to the hospital 2 weeks ago for a headache but fortunately there is no movement disorder, when taking a CT scan, the doctors discovered the cerebral vascular malformation and are actively intervening. Due to the young age of the patient, the doctor will be operated to intervene radically.
In the case of an immediate life-threatening stroke like that of the recent artist Chi Tai, Dr. Ton said that depending on the area of the brain damaged, it can cause different manifestations. But most stroke patients suffer from prolonged motor function, speech function, cognition, or coma after stroke, a short-term death rate after stroke as is the case with the artist Chí. Tai.
In Vietnam, according to Ministry of Health guidelines, each provincial hospital must build a stroke treatment center / department between now and 2025 (there are currently 11 centers across the country). Regarding the diagnosis of stroke, Mr. Ton said it is necessary to rely on the assessment scale in depth.
In Vietnam, the Ministry of Health said that each year 200,000 stroke patients, 50% of whom die. Rescued people can experience long-term sequelae, which can lose the ability to work, speak, and become a burden on families and society.
In hospital statistics, the rate of young strokes increased by about 2% / year, of which men 4 times more than women.
According to the Ministry of Health, in the next time, there will be an official website to communicate about this disease, including guidelines to assess the risk of stroke in the community to actively prevent the disease.
