Cerebral infarction may lead to sudden death.
If there is no timely treatment during the acute attack of cerebral infarction, it may cause cerebral edema leading to cerebral hernia and central respiratory and circulatory failure, thus leading to sudden death, which is mainly seen in patients with large cerebral infarction and brainstem infarction.
In addition, cerebral infarction is also prone to induce heart disease, especially those with a history of coronary heart disease, which can lead to sudden death due to sudden myocardial infarction, malignant arrhythmia, and so on.
Cerebral infarction should be treated immediately, such as intravenous thrombolytic therapy, arterial thrombolytic therapy, bridging therapy, etc., to maximize the salvage of brain cells, to reduce the risk of death, and to reduce the rate of disability.