"Good Health on Inter": 5 Myths About Stroke

Every year 140 thousand Ukrainians are diagnosed with this disease, 50 thousand of whom do not survive. At the same time, a stroke is increasingly becoming overgrown with myths, and few people know why it occurs, how to prevent it, and what to do if the “stroke” does happen. During the Good Health on Inter talk show (Tuesday-Friday, 1:20 pm), experts commented on 5 popular misconceptions about stroke.

Myth number 1. With a stroke, you need to pierce the fingertips with a needle so that blood drops come out.

Actually. “No amount of bloodletting from the fingers with strokes can help. The most important thing to do is to immediately call an ambulance and take the patient to the hospital where there is neurological department or specialized department for the treatment of acute cerebral disorders blood circulation. The help provided in the first 4 hours will save his life and prevent severe disability, ”says therapist Natalya Nosko.

Myth number 2. A patient with a stroke needs to be completely immobile, because it is extremely life-threatening to transport him from hospital to hospital.

Actually. “First you need to determine whether a person really has a stroke, and not a head injury. If it is a stroke, it must be transported to a hospital and there are special stretchers and specially trained people for this. Self-medication is not worth it, call an ambulance. Before the doctors arrive 

Myth number 3. To reduce the risk of stroke, you should completely abandon the bath and sauna.

True. “Sauna acts like any stimulant and is not very useful even for a healthy person, and not only with high blood pressure and heart disease,” says neuropathologist Tatyana Maikova. - First, a person is heated to the maximum temperature, then cooled to an extreme temperature. And all this is due to our vital energy. It is a stimulating procedure that takes our health away. "

Myth number 4. When treating a stroke, IVs are needed. And in order to reduce its risks, blood vessels should be cleaned with droppers twice a year.

Actually. “There are no such treatment methods in evidence-based medicine,” continues Tatyana Maikova. - It is impossible to clean the vessels, these are not water pipes. And everything that is in them happened as a result of the most complex processes that occur in the human body. These processes are associated with the work of the immune, hormonal and nervous systems. You cannot just pour "something" into the vein, as the active medicine through the vein is difficult for the patient to tolerate. Also, the volume of fluid that is poured into a person in a non-physiological way is a huge stress for the body. "Instillation" has no scientifically proven benefits in stroke prevention and is not recommended for use in developed countries, such treatment is ineffective. "

Myth number 5. If the symptoms of a stroke were not pronounced and quickly disappeared, no further treatment is required.

True. «All patients who have experienced a stroke need an urgent consultation with a neurologist and an examination, which will allow them to understand the cause of the incident and prescribe the necessary prevention. This is the only way to reduce the risk of recurrent stroke by 50-80%, ”says Tatiana Maikova.

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