Patients with massive cerebral infarction are prone to secondary cerebral infarction, so patients should follow the doctor’s instructions for secondary prevention.
Not only large cerebral infarction, but also any type of cerebral infarction, such as lacunar cerebral infarction, watershed cerebral infarction after the onset of cerebral infarction, may recur cerebral infarction, that is, secondary cerebral infarction. If a second cerebral infarction occurs, the scope of infarction of the nerves in the patient’s brain increases compared to the previous one, and the symptoms of cerebral neurological deficits also worsen compared to the previous one, and the patient’s self-care function of life will be further impaired.
If large cerebral infarction has already occurred, please follow the doctor’s instructions for secondary prevention, take aspirin, atorvastatin and other secondary prevention drugs regularly; if there are hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and other underlying diseases, you should also actively control the underlying diseases; for patients who used to smoke and drink, you should also change the habits of life and quit smoking and drinking.
If the diagnosis of large cerebral infarction is confirmed, please follow the doctor’s instructions for secondary prevention, do not blindly use drugs on your own.