2023-10-22 21:15:13
Everyone can become an actor in protecting their brain. 115983092/rbonin – stock.adobe.com
EXPERT OPINION – Professor Charlotte Cordonnier deciphers the importance of the effectiveness of simple preventive actions.
Stroke affects nearly 140,000 French people each year, and one in four people will be affected during their lifetime. On the occasion of World Stroke Day, October 29, Professor Charlotte Cordonnier, head of the vascular neurology department at Lille University Hospital and vice-president of the French Neurovascular Society (SFNV), explains why it It is important to raise awareness among the population and political decision-makers about the effectiveness of simple preventive measures.
LE FIGARO. – Is stroke still too often seen as inevitable?
Professor Charlotte CORDONNIER. – Yes, and the terminology probably has nothing to do with it. The term “accident” refers to the idea of something that is difficult to anticipate, that is bad luck, etc. The Anglo-Saxons use the term “stroke”, and it is much better. Stroke does not strike randomly, it is a complication of several risk factors that it is important to know well if we want to improve prevention.
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