Is there a high death rate from stroke in 80 year olds

The mortality rate of 80-year-olds who have stroke is relatively high, and the mortality rate of 80-year-olds with serious underlying diseases and complications, relatively large infarction area or brain stem infarction is very high. Cerebral stroke is cerebral infarction. 80-year-old people are not only older, the function of various organs decline, but also with a variety of underlying diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia and so on. The possibility of cerebrovascular stenosis is high. Some patients also have a history of repeated episodes of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. When stroke occurs in 80-year-olds, the clinical symptoms are generally relatively severe, especially in patients with large cerebral infarction or brainstem infarction, and are prone to be complicated by a variety of diseases (e.g., lung infections, electrolyte disorders, heart failure, and venous thrombosis of the lower extremities, etc.), which can lead to aggravation of the condition. Therefore, the mortality rate of stroke in 80-year-olds is relatively high. When 80-year-old people have symptoms of stroke, it is recommended to go to the neurology department of regular hospitals in time. They should be treated in a standardized way to improve the symptoms and reduce the rate of disability and death.