HEALTHY LIVING

                                  STROKE
            Stroke is a deadly disease in the world. A stroke occurs due to a blocked or leaked artery in the brain. This blockage or leakage result in lack of oxygen supply in that area and deprived brain cell begin to die soon.
            An instant result of a stroke is sudden numbness of the limbs, confusion, troubles speaking and partial vision impairment. Leaving it untreated will lead to long-term disability. Just like with any other diseases, many factors increase the chances of having a stroke. Again, some are controllable while other are not. modifiable risk factors for stroke include:

• High blood pressure
• Smoking
• High cholesterol
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Physical inability
• Sickle cell disease

Factors that you cannot control are age, family history, gender, and heart disease.
             Prevention aims to decrease the incidence of stroke by modifying a single or multiple risk factors. Three levels of prevention are used:

• Primordial prevention: it is the adoption of healthy habits to prevent the emergence of risk factors such as obesity, high blood cholesterol and smoking.
• Primary prevention: it aims to reduce the risk factor profile of the individuals such as physical inability to reduce weight and cholesterol levels.
• Secondary prevention: at this point, professionals try to prevent the recurrence of stroke in the individuals who already had one.