2023-05-20 17:12:54
She indicated association An American medical doctor, in a recent report, indicated that stroke is no longer confined to the elderly, confirming the high incidence of stroke among those over 50 years of age, and attributed this to changing lifestyles.
The United States, the month of May, annually for stroke awarenessAnd this occasion is also considered, according to a news network.Fox NewsAn opportunity for doctors to search for answers about why strokes occur in younger patients.
The network quoted young Daniel Jenner, who suffered a stroke at the age of 29, as saying: “This was the first real health problem I faced,” while his wife said that this happened unexpectedly.
And she revealed that it looked like a severe headache in his head, then it turned out that it was a stroke, which caused bleeding in the brain.
Jenner stated that doctors told him the chances of him surviving were slim.
the reasons
Researchers are trying to trace the causes of the high rates of injuries among those under the age of 60 or 50 years, and many have devoted themselves to researching the change in modern lifestyles compared to the past, and everything related to the way of working, eating, traveling and the pressures of life in general.
And since the citizens of Arab countries live the same lifestyles that the West lives due to the conditions of globalization, they are also exposed to these types of diseases, according to what the head of the Jordanian Public Health Association, Dr. Bassam Hijjawi, said.
In an interview with Al-Hurra, Hijjawi revealed that the diseases that were most common in the Middle East and North Africa are included in the section of infectious diseases, but recent years are witnessing a gradual change, as diseases related to lifestyles and contemporary life pressures increase among the population of Arab countries, as he put it.
Hijjawi pointed out that awareness of the seriousness of this did not reach the required level, which explains the continuation of the upward curve of non-communicable diseases, especially strokes.
A stroke is an emergency condition caused by the interruption of blood to the brain or part of it, and then oxygen is cut off from the brain tissues from glucose in particular, and within minutes the deprived brain cells begin to die, causing a stroke.
It is reported that if a stroke is not detected early, it can cause permanent brain damage, or even death.
Scary numbers
And it was Survey conducted by the US National Center for Biotechnology2019, on the characteristics of stroke in the Middle East and North Africa, concluded that the incidence rate for all strokes ranged between 22.7 and 250 per 100,000 population per year.
“This rate is on the rise,” says Hijjawi, who insists that most Arabs who were infected after the Corona pandemic believe that it happened because they received doses of vaccines against the coronavirus, which killed millions around the world in less than three years.
He said, “Everyone believes that corona vaccines raise the chances of stroke, but this has not been scientifically proven, and I believe that lifestyle is the first reason.”
The same survey confirmed that high blood pressure is one of the most reported causes of stroke in Middle East and North African countries, followed by diabetes.
The overall death rate within one month of a stroke was between 12 and 32 percent in the countries of the region.
This survey came to the conclusion that those who had a stroke in the Middle East and North Africa were younger, had a higher prevalence of diabetes and slightly more severe ischemic strokes, usually due to atherosclerosis or microvascular disease.
A transient ischemic attack is a warning sign of an impending stroke.Mayo ClinicIt is also called a “mini-stroke”, and that it is considered a “warning sign”.
The same site noted that “nearly one in three people who have a transient ischemic attack will have a stroke over time, and almost half of them will have a stroke within a year of having a transient ischemic attack.”
The report of the study, which was based on this survey, advised the need to improve the follow-up of those who had ischemic attacks, as it is suspected that heart embolism and atrial fibrillation (arrhythmia), which are not frequently diagnosed in Middle East and North African countries, were among the most important indicators of stroke.
Hijjawi goes back to saying that changing lifestyles in general may help to avoid the high number of strokes, and said that early diagnosis also helps to curb this spread of heart attacks in Arab countries.
He mentioned that smoking is among the causes of stroke in Arab countries, and that blood pressure and diabetes are likely to be among the main causes of strokes in the region, but he also noted that psychological stress has a role.
Hijjawi advises the necessity of taking care of those who suffer from diabetes and blood pressure in particular, because they are more likely than others to suffer a heart attack, “even if they are young,” as he put it.
Hijjawi reaffirmed that tobacco of all kinds, which is widespread in the Middle East and North Africa, is a reason that cannot be overlooked, stressing that electronic cigarettes are also a cause of stroke, contrary to what some believe.
Young people tend to use electronic cigarettes to stop smoking regular cigarettes, which studies have shown to be harmful in different ways.
Among the damages is “the possibility of a stroke,” according to Hijjawi.
signs of infection
Signs of a stroke often appear suddenly, but Hijjawi says that doesn’t mean you won’t have time to act.
Some people experience symptoms such as headache, numbness or tingling several days before they have a serious stroke.
And found one of the studies 43 percent of stroke patients had symptoms of a mini-stroke (ischemic) up to a week before their major stroke.
Doctors advise that people with obesity, as a result of bad eating habits, and those with diabetes, blood pressure and age-related diseases in general, change their eating habits and avoid foods that raise blood sugar and those that encourage high cholesterol in order to avoid stroke.
Hijjawi believes in this regard that these diseases in general were not widespread among our ancestors, referring to “the fact that we were infected with them in our modern era due to the change in our lifestyle and the frequent use of medicines.”
And it has been proven that some medications also contribute to raising the chances of stroke, including those prescribed to thin the blood and known as anticoagulants, according to what he said. Research published, last year.
Finally, Hijjawi advises that Arab youth should be more interested in exercising, and stop the bad returns related to nutrition, smoking, and excessive unhealthy eating.
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