Neurologist: risk of recurrent stroke without correction of causes remains high

May 16, Minsk. The risk of recurrent ischemic stroke (cerebral infarction) without correction of causes remains high. Vyacheslav Vashchilin, Deputy Director for Medical Affairs of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Chief Freelance Neurologist of the Ministry of Health, Vyacheslav Vashchilin, spoke about what most often triggers the process in the “In the subject” project on the BelTA YouTube channel.

The development of stroke is influenced by non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors. The former include hereditary predisposition, gender (men are more likely to get sick) and age. Factors that can be corrected, or so-called modifiable, are arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, a sedentary lifestyle, alcohol and tobacco abuse.

"According to statistics, the probability of getting a second cerebral infarction within a year is quite high - 5-10%. Influencing these risk factors allows us to carry out secondary prevention, which reduces the risk of a second stroke," Vyacheslav Vashchilin said.

According to the chief freelance neurologist, the system of rehabilitation of patients after a stroke is well established in Belarus. "This is a long process. Rehabilitation begins literally from the first day after the initial stage of treatment and continues both in the medical institution where the patient is (each stroke department has a rehabilitation doctor, a speech therapist), and at the next stage," he said. he.