Suspected stroke if one of the faces and arms is weak...More than twice the risk of developing a smoker
Oct 23, 2025
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In Korea, one in 60 adults is counted as stroke patients, and about 100,000 patients are constantly occurring every year, and it is expected to continue to increase with the aging trend.
It usually occurs in the 70s and 80s, and the proportion of patients gradually increases as they are older, with twice as many patients over the age of 75. Among all stroke patients, males have a high ratio of 6:4, which is analyzed to protect differences in lifestyle habits such as smoking and female hormones from some stroke occurrence.
◇ Domestic cerebral infarction rate is three times higher than cerebral hemorrhage
Stroke is largely divided into cerebral infarction with blocked cerebrovascular and cerebral hemorrhage with bursting cerebrovascular.
In Korea, the rate of cerebral infarction is much higher at 3:1 compared to cerebral hemorrhage. Stroke is caused by a combination of various factors rather than one factor, and it is affected by high blood pressure, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and heart disease including arrhythmia.
The cause of cerebral infarction is that blood vessels themselves are blocked by arteriosclerosis, or blood vessels themselves are not problematic, but cardiac embolism causes blood clots generated from the heart move to the brain due to arrhythmia and block blood vessels.
The cause of cerebral hemorrhage in which blood vessels burst is subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by the bursting of the brain aneurysm, also known as the 'vascular crotch', hypertensive hemorrhage caused by high blood pressure in the arteries inside the brain, and amyloid substances, which are waste products, accumulate on the walls of blood vessels. Recently, sleep apnea and periodontitis are also known to affect stroke occurrence.
◇The symptoms of losing one side of the face and limbs are typical
In the case of cerebral hemorrhage, the mortality rate is as high as 30% within a year, and cerebral infarction is estimated to die about 10% per year on average, but the mortality rate is steadily decreasing with the development of treatment technology.
For stroke, early detection and treatment as soon as possible before the brain is damaged are important. Symptoms of stroke vary depending on which part of the brain has been damaged, but in general, one side of the face and limbs loses strength, the senses become dull, and the pronunciation becomes dull. In some cases, severe headaches and vomiting are accompanied, making it impossible to balance, unconsciousness may appear, and voximosis may occur in which the eyes are suddenly invisible or one object appears to be two.
Professor Lee Kun-joo of the Department of Neurology at Korea University Guro Hospital said "If these symptoms occur, it is important to immediately ask 119 for help to visit the hospital where acute stroke can be treated. The Korean Stroke Association certifies a stroke center with the capacity to treat acute strokes, which can be found on the website of the Korean Stroke Association"When a blood vessel is blocked, about 2 million brain cells are damaged every minute, and the sooner you arrive at the hospital and receive treatment, the more treatment options you have and you can save as many brain cells as possible." Only then will we be more likely to recover and minimize the aftereffects.'
In order to minimize brain cell damage in the event of a cerebral infarction, blood flow to the brain should be resumed immediately, and intravenous thrombolysis is performed to melt blood clots through intravenous injections, or if a large blood vessel is blocked, a thrombolysis is performed to directly penetrate the blocked blood vessel.
Brain bleeding is an emergency procedure or surgery to block the ruptured blood vessels when an aneurysm bursts, and if there is a large amount of bleeding inside the brain, emergency surgery is performed to remove hematoma by opening a skull or opening a hole and performing hemostasis.
◇Smoker twice the risk of stroke, best to quit smoking
Continuous management is important because cerebral infarction can recur, which is usually known to recur around 5% in the first year and 1% every year thereafter, so continuous management is important. Management of disability aftereffects is also an important part of treatment, and domestic data show that about half of patients recover from cerebral infarction to the point where they have little disability after a year, but the degree of initial disability often determines this.
Professor Lee Kun-joo "Recovering is usually best during the first three to six months, so it is important to receive intensive rehabilitation during this period. It is often difficult to move the limbs in the long term due to problems such as stiffness of the limbs, and if you continue to receive rehabilitation treatment even after six months, you can expect recovery, so I recommend you to receive treatment steadily. "
In order to prevent stroke, it is recommended to maintain a diet that can prevent hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes, which are the cause factors.
Professor Lee Kun-joo said, `In Korea, where the culture of eating soup has developed, it is recommended to eat less soup, avoid foods that are too fatty, and reduce the proportion of carbohydrates in daily life. In addition, smoking cessation is best because blood pressure is managed and the risk of stroke is more than twice as high in smokers. It is recommended to refrain from drinking alcohol, and it is helpful to do aerobic exercise three to five times a week, which requires more than 30 minutes of breathlessness.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
