What to do if you feel dizzy after a stroke

The symptoms of cerebral infarction vary depending on the location of the infarction. If the treatment is not timely, there will be various sequelae, such as hemiplegia, numbness of the limbs, weakness in walking, language disorders, intellectual impairment, etc. One of the milder sequelae is that the patient will often feel dizzy. So, what should you do if you always feel dizzy after a cerebral infarction? Let us find the answer together below.

1. Concept

Cerebral infarction refers to ischemic necrosis or cerebral softening of localized brain tissue caused by impaired blood supply, ischemia, and hypoxia to the brain.

2. Causes

1. Patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and arteriosclerosis are prone to this disease.

2. Dizziness after cerebral infarction is a symptom of insufficient blood supply to the brain that is common after cerebral infarction.

Symptoms

Headache, dizziness, numbness of limbs, sudden fainting, unconsciousness, hemiplegia, speech disorders, intellectual disabilities, etc.

IV. Hazards

Cerebral infarction not only poses a great threat to human health and life, but its sequelae also bring great pain and heavy burden to patients, families and society.

5. Treatment

1. Patients with cerebral infarction often feel dizzy, which is a symptom of insufficient blood supply to the brain after cerebral infarction. They need to supplement with vitamin foods and avoid eating raw, cold, spicy and seafood. They can receive blood circulation, nourish nerve function and regulate their recovery. They can also take medicines to dilate cerebral blood vessels and nourish brain nerves.

2. If you have high blood pressure, you should take antihypertensive drugs to control your blood pressure and monitor your blood pressure. You can take drugs to improve microcirculation and take some blood-activating drugs for conditioning.

3. Ensure good rest and sleep.

6. Diet care

1. Try to reduce fat and calories in your diet, as fat and calories will increase blood pressure and aggravate dizziness.

2. Sugar and foods with high sugar content should be limited, because these sugars will be converted into fat in the body and accumulated, which will not only increase the patient's weight, but also increase the patient's blood, blood lipids and blood viscosity, thereby making dizziness more serious.

3. Patients should limit their intake of iodized salt and it is best to eat a light diet.

4. Patients should eat more black fungus, tofu, dried tofu, tomatoes, garlic, onions, celery and other foods, because these foods are helpful in relieving patients' dizziness symptoms.

7. How can the elderly adjust their personality and temperament to reduce the occurrence of cerebral infarction?

A person's personality is mostly related to genetics, but acquired environmental factors also play a very important role. We must learn to be open-minded, accept other people's opinions and views with an open mind, maintain a good spirit, be good at being tolerant and considerate of others, and be willing to admit our own shortcomings. When you feel anxious and fearful, use some suggestive language to encourage yourself to calm down. Adjusting your emotions and personality in time is beneficial to preventing and treating cerebral infarction.