A variety of risk factors cause stroke Reader: I heard that “three high people” are prone to stroke, my mother does not have “three high”, two days ago suddenly right hemiplegia, can not speak, was admitted to the county hospital. The doctor said she had a stroke, why is this? Yang Wenming: In addition to the “three highs”, there are other clinical risk factors, such as heart disease, smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, age and gender, etc. These risk factors can cause stroke alone or in combination with the “three highs”. Your mother did not have “three highs” but still had a stroke, so it is assumed that there are other risk factors for stroke. Readers: I am 56 years old, I have hypertension, but I have been taking medication to control it without any symptoms. Yang Wenming: In recent years, medical doctors have fully realized that without early drug intervention during the asymptomatic period, most asymptomatic patients can develop into symptomatic or even have stroke manifestations such as hemiplegia and inability to speak. Nowadays, the popular application of cranial CT or MRI in clinical practice can detect many asymptomatic patients with ischemic infarction in time, and also provide a very objective basis for clinical drug intervention, thus avoiding or delaying the occurrence of clinical symptoms or even stroke as much as possible. You are advised to take pharmacological treatment under the guidance of your doctor. Reader: I often surf the Internet, and I know from the Internet that cerebrovascular disease is very scary, and most patients either die or have lifelong disabilities once they get it. I would like to know if there are any precursory symptoms before the onset of cerebrovascular disease? Yang Wenming: Although the onset of cerebrovascular disease is rapid, not all patients do not have any signs before the onset of the disease. The following symptoms may be early signs of cerebrovascular disease: sudden slurred speech, inflexible tongue or complete inability to speak, weakness or power of one limb; sudden unsteady walking or falling; sudden severe headache, dizziness, even nausea and vomiting, panic, sweating, etc., and changing from intermittent to continuous; sudden numbness of one side of the arms and legs or face, tongue and lips; sudden darkness or blurred vision in one or both eyes for a short time, seeing Sudden blackness or blurred vision in one or both eyes, double shadows when looking at things; sudden onset of consciousness without any premonition and short recovery. Reader: I’m 30 years old, I work in marketing, I smoke and drink a lot, I’ve heard that strokes are for middle-aged and elderly people, can young people get strokes? Yang Wenming: It can be said that stroke can occur at any age. In recent years, there is a trend of “younger” stroke patients, and the number of young people suffering from stroke has increased more than 10 times compared to the 1970s. The main risk factors for stroke in young people are high salt and fatty foods, work stress, excessive night life, alcoholism, smoking and obesity, which cause arteriosclerosis and lead to stroke or become a high-risk group for stroke. Chinese medicine treatment has obvious advantages Reader: Does Chinese medicine have advantages in the treatment of cerebrovascular disease? Yang Wenming: Chinese medicine has accumulated long and rich clinical experience in the treatment of this disease, and has its own characteristics and advantages: First, the treatment of this disease by Chinese medicine is to analyze the cause of the disease and identify the evidence; second, the clinical use of Chinese medicine first aid injections has changed the clinical use of Chinese medicine and the impression that Chinese medicine first aid is “slow”, and has improved the quality of the treatment. Thirdly, the standardized “stroke unit” treatment by acupuncture, massage, rehabilitation training and the combination of Chinese and Western medicine reflects the combined advantages of comprehensive treatment of Chinese medicine, and improves the level and treatment effect of cerebrovascular disease; fourthly, in addition to the acute stage, the traditional Chinese medicine treatment can be used in the recovery or sequelae stage of cerebrovascular disease. Fourth, in addition to the acute phase, the application of traditional Chinese medicine treatment methods and appropriate technology can greatly reduce the disability rate and the degree of disability, and significantly improve the quality of life of patients.