Stroke is actually one of the illness that strike us
without pre-warning that we all get excited when hear the name. Each year
150,000 people in the UK have a stroke, and one million are currently estimated
to be living with its effects. Half of stroke survivors depend on other people
for help with everyday activities.
But the lucky news is that could diagnose and treat
the Stroke quickly, the result may be good.
There are some Symptoms that help you to diagnose
the Stroke,
Weakness of a limb – from total paralysis on one
side of the body to mild clumsiness of one hand
Weakness and twisting of one side of the face, which
may cause drooling problems with balance, co-ordination, vision, speech,
communication or swallowing dizziness or unsteadiness
Numbness in a part of the body
Headache
Confusion
In severe cases, loss of consciousness
If you see such as Symptoms, you may be able to do
some check remembering first 3 letters of the Stroke.
S- Smile, tell your friend to smile
T- Talk, tell you friend to talk
R- Raise both arms, tell you friend to Raise both
arms
If your friend fail to do one of this test, you have
to rush him to the nearest hospital. Delay can result in death or major
long-term disabilities
The Facts to the Stroke.
- Depression
- Cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- Smoking cigarette
- Non-suitable foods
- Obesity
In order to the stroke results, 60% of people may be
able to have stroke and result in death or major long-term disabilities. In
these people, 10 % are caused to death within first 30 days, and 30% are caused
to full recovery.
There will be the risk of stroke one person in every
six, so that it is your responsible to advise your friend about the
Stroke.