World stroke day
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In 2015, the WHO had recorded 6.7 million deaths resulting from strokes.
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By: Céline Guillaume
51 min
On the occasion of World Stroke Day, we take stock of the cerebrovascular accident which corresponds to the sudden stop of blood circulation in the brain.
It can be caused by a blocked or ruptured blood vessel in the brain.
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In 2015, the WHO had recorded 6.7 million deaths resulting from strokes.
What are the different types of stroke?
What are the risk factors?
How to prevent stroke?
How to recognize it and how to react in case of stroke?
Emmanuel Knapen
, physiotherapist masseur, director of rehabilitation care at
the Jacques Calvé rehabilitation and rehabilitation center
of the Hopale foundation in Berck-Sur-Mer in the Pas-de-Calais department, in the Hauts-de-France region.
Dr Michel Logak
, deputy head of the neurology and neurovascular service of
the Paris Saint Joseph hospital group
in Paris
Dr Seybou Hassane Diallo
, neurologist at CHU Gabriel Touré and assistant professor at the
faculty of medicine and odonto-stomatology
, in Bamako, Mali
Margot,
34, has been a plastic art teacher for 10 years.
She had an ischemic stroke, which caused her some sequelae, including aphasia which prevents her from expressing herself well.
She created a comic on social networks
"
Mon petit AVC".
Margot created the comic "Mon Petit AVC" on social networks to tell her experience.
© Margot - personal collection
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