Recovery after a stroke is a slow process that is difficult to understand and, above all, requires great effort. Strokes consist of the interruption of blood flow in some part of the brain, either due to hemorrhage or an arterial obstruction, and its severity derives from there.
This causes the brain cells in the affected area to die, since they do not receive oxygen or nutrients. Therefore, depending on the region of the stroke, the sequelae to be rehabilitated will be, which can be speech, mobility or mood.
What is a stroke?
A stroke is a medical emergency in which an injury occurs in an area of the brain to which there is no blood supply. In 85% of cases, the cause lies in an obstruction of the arteries that carry oxygenated blood to the neurons. This blockage can be in the neck (in the carotid arteries) or in the brain itself.
Another cause is hemorrhage that prevents blood from reaching all areas, by seeping and getting lost in the brain support tissue. In either situation, neurons only hold out for a few minutes without oxygen and then die.
The brain is the most complex organ in the body. It is responsible for coordinating all the functions we perform, such as movements, language and memory. The connections between neurons are unique and different in each person; hence each one has a way of thinking and a specific personality.
The problem is that when there is a stroke and cells in a specific part of this organ die, one or more different functions can be affected. It is a situation that produces both physical and psychosocial damage to the person.
According to studies, in the United States alone, more than 700,000 people suffer a stroke each year. Of all of them, a third die. However, the other two-thirds survive and require beginning the recovery process to rehabilitate.
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