Symptoms that appear up to 10 years before a stroke
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Stroke is the leading cause of death in women. A recent Dutch study suggested that there could be signs that this stroke could alert years before it starts.
This pathology is as common as myocardial infarction. Stroke can be caused by a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel in the brain. Therefore, it is necessary to take care of it quickly.
Signs can warn of a stroke up to 10 years before it starts
In a recent study published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, Dutch researchers found that certain signs can alert you to a stroke more than 10 years before its onset. For the purposes of this research, scientists from Erasmus University Rotterdam analyzed the medical records of 14,712 patients aged 45 years and over.
From 1990 to 2016, participants were interviewed every four years through questionnaires about their health, medication use, and medical history. Physical examinations were also carried out to assess his memory, his speaking, his manual dexterity as well as his reaction time.
Women at higher risk of having a stroke
According to the researchers, 1,662 patients with an average age of 80 suffered a first stroke during the study period. According to the researchers, women were greatly affected by this stroke. About 60% of them suffered a stroke during the study. According to the results, people who carry the APOE gene, responsible for Alzheimer's disease, have a special risk of suffering a stroke during their life.
According to the scientists, different symptoms appeared several years before the onset of the stroke. Patients affected by this stroke had markedly advanced deterioration of their cognitive faculties about 10 years before the first stroke. Several years before the stroke, some volunteers also had difficulty performing daily tasks such as cleaning or preparing meals. "The accelerated decline in cognition and difficulty in coping with daily tasks before a stroke suggests that these people are experiencing an accumulation of intracerebral damage years before the event," said Alis Heshmatollah, lead author of the accident study. cerebrovascular.
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