The stroke suffered by "Juan Cuesta" is the second cause of death and the first of disability in Spain

• Disease What is a stroke: symptoms, causes and what consequences does it leave to those who suffer it

• Incidence Stroke also hits young people

The news that was recently published about the stroke suffered by the actor José Luis Gil (63 years old), better known as Juan Cuesta in the series Here there is no one who lives or Enrique Pastor in La que se avecina, surprised and concerned. This personal chapter that he suffered on November 4 kept him admitted for 22 days at the Hospital Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Madrid. Now, he is already recovering at home and with the help of specialized centers.

Specifically, the official statement announcing his medical condition put all the surnames: left hemispheric acute ischemic stroke. To better understand it broadly,

. According to sources from the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN), in Spain, it is the second cause of death (the first if we talk about women) and the first cause of acquired disability in adults and the second of dementia.

Why such recoveries?

"A stroke is a sudden disorder in the blood circulation of the brain that can be produced by arterial occlusion (85% of cases) or hemorrhage (15%)", argues María Alonso de Leciñana, coordinator of the Study Group of Cerebrovascular Diseases of the Spanish Society of Neurology. “

, which are delivered to it through the bloodstream, the brain damage caused by a stroke depends to a great extent on how long this disorder lasts and on the area that has been affected. been affected. Therefore, knowing how to identify the symptoms to go to the hospital as soon as possible can help to significantly improve the prognosis of this disease.

It is estimated that every year 15 million people suffer strokes in the world and between 110,000-120,000 in Spain.

Of these, 50% are left with disabling sequelae or die.

In fact, at present, more than 330,000 Spaniards have some limitation in their functional capacity due to having suffered a stroke.

It is true that in the last two decades, mortality and disability have decreased.

Why?

As the experts emphasize, thanks to the improvement in the early detection of symptoms, in the control of the main risk factors and in the introduction of new therapeutic measures, such as Stroke Units.

However, the announcement of the World Health Organization (WHO) cannot be lost sight of, stating that

.

Hence, the importance of remembering that a stroke symptom is a matter of urgency. For example, sudden loss of strength in the face, arm, and / or leg on one side of the body, sudden disturbance of sensation, a "corking or tingling" sensation in the face, arm, and / or leg of one side of the body, the sudden loss of partial or total vision in one or both eyes, the sudden alteration of the speech, the difficulty to express oneself and be understood by the listener, the sudden headache of unusual intensity and without apparent cause or the feeling of vertigo, imbalance if accompanied by any previous symptoms.

As María Alonso de Leciñana explains, “

. However, just experiencing one of them is already a matter of urgency ».

The information campaign that the SEN launched on October 29, on the occasion of World Stroke Day, emphasized a very revealing fact. «Taking into account that for every minute in which a person suffers an arrest or decrease in blood circulation in the brain, 1.9 million neurons and 14 trillion neuronal connections are lost, and that one hour represents a brain aging of 3 , 6 years and a loss of 120 million neurons, stroke is always a medical emergency ». For these reasons, at the first symptoms of stroke, call 112 immediately and do not transfer the patient to the hospital or health center by their own means. In the words of the specialist,«One of the keys to successful stroke care is the speed with which its initial symptoms are detected and the emergency system is contacted. The other, without a doubt, is prevention.

Here's a prominent idea:

with adequate prevention that goes through the correction and treatment of modifiable risk factors, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, smoking, obesity, sedentary life, alcohol consumption, hormonal therapies and previous heart diseases.

«Generate the habit of controlling blood pressure, weight, abdominal waist and carry out a healthy lifestyle, which involves quitting tobacco and moderate alcohol consumption, reducing weight, exercising and reducing salt in the meals, would be the main advice ", clarifies Alonso de Leciñana.

"In any case, when we talk about prevention we talk both about carrying out measures to prevent this disease in people who have not suffered it so far as to prevent the stroke from recurring."

Age, one of the risk factors

Turning years, without a doubt, increases the chances of suffering a stroke. In fact, statistics show that the incidence increases significantly from 60-65 years: 5% of those over 65 in our country have had a stroke. However, it can appear at any age. The proof of this is that 0.5% of all strokes occur in people under 20 years of age. In addition, in the last 20 years, the number of cases among people aged 20 to 64 has increased by 25%.

On the other hand, it has been observed that in the last 15 years,

, which has made cerebrovascular diseases already the eighth cause of hospitalization. This means that currently, it is the neurological entity that generates the highest number of hospital admissions in Spain -70% of neurological admissions- and one of the pathologies that require a longer hospital stay and, consequently, the highest cost for patients. health systems. According to the analyzes carried out at the state level, stroke is responsible for 3-6% of total health spending, which shows the enormous mark it represents for health and its economic support.

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