Phuc Yen Regional General Hospital: Timely emergency care, successful treatment of ischemic stroke case

Patient TVT, 61 years old, in Huong Canh town, Binh Xuyen district, was hospitalized with left hemiplegia, unable to move the left arm or leg, and muscle strength only reaching 2/5.

Immediately, doctors from the Emergency Department, Phuc Yen Regional General Hospital examined and diagnosed the patient with acute cerebral infarction at the right ventricular side and prescribed treatment with the thrombolytic drug Alteplase at a dose of 0.9 mg/kg.

Thanks to being brought to the hospital within the golden time (only 2 hours after the first symptoms appeared), the patient was promptly given emergency treatment and successfully treated. The patient's health has fully recovered, and his limbs are moving normally again.

Doctors at Phuc Yen Regional General Hospital monitor and check the patient's health.

According to doctors at Phuc Yen Regional General Hospital, cerebral infarction (cerebral ischemic stroke) is a condition in which the brain is permanently damaged due to lack of blood supply. This condition occurs when blood vessels in the brain are blocked, interrupting or stopping blood flow to important areas of the brain.

Common symptoms of cerebral infarction include: Weakness or paralysis of one side of the body; numbness, loss of sensation; crooked mouth, difficulty speaking or understanding speech; severe headache, visual disturbances; dizziness, loss of balance; nausea, disturbance of consciousness.

The golden time to use thrombolytic drugs to treat cerebral infarction is within 3-5 hours from the first symptoms. Therefore, doctors recommend that as soon as suspected signs of stroke are detected, the patient should be quickly taken to a reputable medical facility for emergency care and timely treatment.

In particular, you should not arbitrarily treat yourself with folk remedies that have not been scientifically proven because this can be dangerous and waste valuable time to save the patient.

Remember the keyword "BE FAST" to detect stroke early:

· B (Balance): Loss of balance, dizziness

· E (Eyes): Visual disturbances, blurred vision or loss of vision

· F (Face): Distorted face

· A (Arms): Weak arms, cannot be lifted

· S (Speech): lisp, difficulty speaking

· T (Time): Golden time, quickly call an ambulance now!

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