The main treatments for bilateral basal ganglia cavernous cerebral infarction are lifestyle intervention, drug therapy and rehabilitation therapy.
1. Lifestyle intervention: maintain emotional well-being and sufficient sleep, avoid overwork; quit smoking and drinking, and avoid diets high in salt, sugar and fat; obese people need to control their weight, including monitoring of blood pressure, blood sugar and blood lipid.
2. Drug therapy: for those who are eligible for thrombolysis, thrombolysis with alteplase can be carried out; aspirin, clopidogrel and other antiplatelet aggregation, atorvastatin, resuvastatin and other plaque-stabilizing drugs can be given; ginkgo biloba, butylphthalide, cytarabine and other drugs can be given to improve the circulation, and to promote the restoration of neurological function treatment.
3. Rehabilitation therapy: in case of functional impairment, choose appropriate rehabilitation training, such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy and so on.
Cavernous cerebral infarction refers to the occlusion of the lumen of small penetrating arteries in the deep part of the cerebral hemisphere or brainstem, forming small infarct foci. It has a good prognosis but is prone to recurrence, so intervention and treatment are needed to prevent recurrence.
Medications should be used under the supervision of a physician.