Why brain infarction patients are always hungry

Total hunger in patients with cerebral infarction can be caused by lesions in the thalamus, and appetite dysfunction can occur in thalamic infarcts, as well as emotional abnormalities. Appetite dysfunction includes hyperphagia, which is manifested as a great increase in appetite and easy hunger, and also a decrease in appetite, including not thinking about eating and drinking and a decrease in the amount of food eaten. There may also be sensory disturbances, with various sensory abnormalities such as numbness, numbness, and pain. It may also be due to brainstem infarction will appear ball paralysis, manifested as difficulty in swallowing and choking on water. Patients with difficulty in swallowing may easily cause aspiration when swallowing solid type of food, leading to death by asphyxiation. Prone to aspiration pneumonia may lead to a reduced diet and also to hunger. The main thing is to actively treat cerebral infarction for different diseases, and to administer digestive aids if necessary. If swallowing dysfunction is considered, a gastric tube should be lowered and retained if it is difficult to recover in the short term.