Acute cerebral infarction

Acute cerebral infarction usually occurs in the elderly. The elderly generally suffer from chronic diseases, exercise little, and have reduced physical functions. Some patients are prone to sudden cerebral infarction while resting quietly or sleeping, and in severe cases, they may even fall into a coma. These elderly patients often suffer from symptoms such as headache, dizziness, tinnitus, and hemiplegia. If there are some elderly people around you, you should always care about their physical health and ask about their conditions frequently so as to detect and treat them early.

Sometimes, some elderly people do not pay enough attention to some minor changes in their bodies, and always think that everything will be fine after a rest. Over time, the condition will continue to worsen, and in severe cases it will become incurable. So, how can we help patients recover better after discovering the disease?

1. Rehabilitation should be carried out as soon as possible

For patients with acute cerebral infarction, as long as they are conscious, their vital signs and blood pressure are stable, and their condition is no longer progressing, they can undergo functional rehabilitation exercises after 48 hours. The amount of rehabilitation should be increased gradually.

2. Mobilize patients’ enthusiasm

The essence of rehabilitation for patients with acute cerebral infarction is "learning, training, training again, and learning again", which requires patients to understand and actively participate. In the acute phase, rehabilitation exercises are mainly aimed at inhibiting abnormal primitive reflex activities and reestablishing normal movement patterns, followed by training to strengthen muscle strength.

3. Rehabilitation should go hand in hand with treatment

The characteristic of acute cerebral infarction is "coexistence of disorder and disease". An individualized plan should be adopted in a step-by-step manner. In addition to sports rehabilitation, attention should also be paid to speech, cognitive, psychological, occupational and social rehabilitation. It has been proven that some drugs, such as bromocriptine, have significant effects on the recovery of limb movement and speech function. Baclofen is effective in inhibiting spasticity and can be used starting with a small dose. Clonidine, prazosin, phenytoin sodium, diazepam, phenobarbital, and haloperidol have adverse effects on exercise during the acute phase and should be used sparingly or not at all.

4. Emphasize that recovery is an ongoing process

Closely observe patients with acute cerebral infarction for depression and anxiety, as they will seriously affect the progress and effectiveness of rehabilitation. We must attach importance to the importance of community and family rehabilitation.

I believe that as long as you respond positively, the condition will get better. We need to care about the health of the elderly and always pay attention to any changes in their physical symptoms. For the elderly, medication needs to be used with caution because the infarct area may expand rapidly in a short period of time and many complications may occur. Recovery from illness is a slow process, which requires patience and carefulness from patients and their families.