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Singapore-based entrepreneur Subhasis Banerji was only 34 when he got into an accident that left him with physical and cognitive disabilities.
Singapore-based entrepreneur Subhasis Banerji was only 34 when he got into an accident that left him with physical and cognitive disabilities.
After making a remarkable recovery in just two years, he realised there wasn’t any technology to help people with the paralytic, mental or mobility issues.
Subhasis, at the age of 43, joined a Biomedical Engineering programme and came up with SynPhNe, a wearable device that trains the brain and muscles.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STROKE
Stroke is when there is poor blood flow to the brain causing brain damage.
It is a medical emergency. You need to act FAST to save the remaining parts of the brain as every second counts!
Read & share for others 🧵
#WorldStrokeDay
Stroke is when there is poor blood flow to the brain causing brain damage.
It is a medical emergency. You need to act FAST to save the remaining parts of the brain as every second counts!
Read & share for others 🧵
#WorldStrokeDay
There are 2 main types of stroke;
1. #Ischemic stroke: due to blockage of a blood vessel in the brain
2. #Hemorrhagic stroke: due to bleeding directly into the brain or into the space between the membranes that cover it (meninges)
1. #Ischemic stroke: due to blockage of a blood vessel in the brain
2. #Hemorrhagic stroke: due to bleeding directly into the brain or into the space between the membranes that cover it (meninges)
These 8 factors can make you more likely to have stroke
1. High blood pressure: No. 1
2. Obesity
3. Diabetes
4. Smoking
5. High blood cholesterol
6. Kidney disease
7. Irregular heart beat (atrial fibrillation)
8. Previous mini-stroke (stroke symptoms that lasted less than 24hrs)
1. High blood pressure: No. 1
2. Obesity
3. Diabetes
4. Smoking
5. High blood cholesterol
6. Kidney disease
7. Irregular heart beat (atrial fibrillation)
8. Previous mini-stroke (stroke symptoms that lasted less than 24hrs)
La fibrilación auricular (ritmo cardíaco irregular y a menudo muy rápido que puede provocar coágulos de sangre en el corazón) puede aumentar el riesgo de ictus 5 veces en comparación con la población general. #WorldStrokeDay
El covid puede provocar fibrilación auricular, por lo que hay más riesgo de ictus en muchos pacientes. revespcardiol.org/es-fibrilacion…
Esta revisión muestra el mal pronóstico que confiere el antecedente de arritmias o el desarrollo de estas durante el curso de la enfermedad por COVID-19, el efecto proarrítmico de algunos tratamientos y las medidas de prevención y tratamiento.
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TODAY IS WORLD STROKE DAY.
A simple thread on Stroke.
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Stroke happens when Blood flow to the Brain is cut off. Can either bursting of blood vessels or blockage of vessels
About 6.5 Million people die from Stroke each year, About 6% of these deaths are aged 15- 49
A simple thread on Stroke.
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Stroke happens when Blood flow to the Brain is cut off. Can either bursting of blood vessels or blockage of vessels
About 6.5 Million people die from Stroke each year, About 6% of these deaths are aged 15- 49
Why do people have Stroke ?
There are risk factors for Stroke, Some we can change some we cannot change
Those we can change
-Hypertension
Diabetes
Smoking
Alcohol
Use of hard drugs
High blood fats
Sedentary lifestyle
Some organ diseases
Oral contraceptive pills
Obesity
There are risk factors for Stroke, Some we can change some we cannot change
Those we can change
-Hypertension
Diabetes
Smoking
Alcohol
Use of hard drugs
High blood fats
Sedentary lifestyle
Some organ diseases
Oral contraceptive pills
Obesity
Those you cannot change
Being a Male
Black
Family history of stroke
A previous stroke
Aging
Some inheritable causes
Being a Male
Black
Family history of stroke
A previous stroke
Aging
Some inheritable causes
A nivel mundial, 1 de cada 4 adultos mayores de 25 años sufrirá un ictus en su vida. 12,2 millones de personas en todo el mundo tendrán su primer accidente cerebrovascular este año y 6,5 millones morirán como resultado. #WorldStrokeDay
Más del 60% de los accidentes cerebrovasculares ocurren en personas menores de 70 años y el 16% en personas menores de 50 años.
Uno de los principales factores de riesgo clínico para el accidente cerebrovascular es la presión arterial alta como resultado de la aterosclerosis.
#DondooZaDaktari | Leo ni siku ya #KIHARUSI #WorldStrokeDay
➡️Tatizo la dharura la kiafya ambalo ni moja ya magonjwa yanayoongoza kusababisha vifo.
➡️Mitindo ya maisha na Lishe ni vitu vinavyochangia wagonjwa wanaopata stroke kuongezeka
➡️Kiharusi huacha ulemavu au kifo
➡️Tatizo la dharura la kiafya ambalo ni moja ya magonjwa yanayoongoza kusababisha vifo.
➡️Mitindo ya maisha na Lishe ni vitu vinavyochangia wagonjwa wanaopata stroke kuongezeka
➡️Kiharusi huacha ulemavu au kifo
➡️KIHARUSI hutokea pale seli za ubongo 🧠 zinapokufa kutokana kuziba au kupasuka kwa mishipa ya damu kwenye ubongo hivyo kukosa hewa ya oksijeni na virutubisho.
➡️Kiharusi kikihusisha mshipa wa mkubwa wa damu kwa wastani mgonjwa hupoteza seli za ubongo (neuroni 1.9) kila dakika.
➡️Kiharusi kikihusisha mshipa wa mkubwa wa damu kwa wastani mgonjwa hupoteza seli za ubongo (neuroni 1.9) kila dakika.
KUNA AINA KUU MBILI ZA KIHARUSIBrain
1️⃣Kiharusi kinachotokana na kuziba kwa mishipa ya damu ya damu ya ubongo
2️⃣Kiharusi kinachotokana na kupasuka kwa mishipa ya damu ya ubongo
🗒️80% ya watu wanaopata kiharusi hutokana na kuziba kwa mishipa ya damu kwenye ubongo.
1️⃣Kiharusi kinachotokana na kuziba kwa mishipa ya damu ya damu ya ubongo
2️⃣Kiharusi kinachotokana na kupasuka kwa mishipa ya damu ya ubongo
🗒️80% ya watu wanaopata kiharusi hutokana na kuziba kwa mishipa ya damu kwenye ubongo.
29th September is celebrated as #WorldStrokeDay. Diet & Nutrition is one of the major components to keep your heart healthy & prevent stroke. A thread with vital nutritional information.
1. 4 exotic vegetables that are packed with fiber, vitamins & antioxidant minerals.
1. 4 exotic vegetables that are packed with fiber, vitamins & antioxidant minerals.
2. a. Healthy fats to protect your heart
b. 12 carbs containing foods and their nutritive values
c. How to swap snacks to save calories
d. List of healthy and unhealthy carbs.
b. 12 carbs containing foods and their nutritive values
c. How to swap snacks to save calories
d. List of healthy and unhealthy carbs.
3. Nutritional values and benefits of seeds and nuts - sources of healthy fats, omega 3 and 6.
Today is #WorldStrokeDay.
This is how you can prevent stroke:
🚭 Quit smoking
🍺 Limit alcohol consumption
🛑 Control high blood pressure and high cholesterol
✅ Manage diabetes
🏋🏾♀️ Watch your waist and weight
🍏 Eat healthy
🏃🏾♂️ Exercise regularly 30 minutes a day
#BeatNCDs
This is how you can prevent stroke:
🚭 Quit smoking
🍺 Limit alcohol consumption
🛑 Control high blood pressure and high cholesterol
✅ Manage diabetes
🏋🏾♀️ Watch your waist and weight
🍏 Eat healthy
🏃🏾♂️ Exercise regularly 30 minutes a day
#BeatNCDs
The most common symptom of a #stroke is sudden weakness of the face, arm, or leg, most often on one side of the body.
People experiencing these symptoms should seek medical care immediately bit.ly/2OkbfVe
#WorldStrokeDay
People experiencing these symptoms should seek medical care immediately bit.ly/2OkbfVe
#WorldStrokeDay
Tobacco use is the second leading cause of cardiovascular diseases, after high blood pressure bit.ly/2OOoydy
#WorldStrokeDay
#WorldStrokeDay
This #WorldStrokeDay we’re celebrating our #stroke service – which was the first 24/7 thrombectomy centre in the UK – and some of our fantastic patients who have shared their #stroke experience over the last couple of years!
Inspirational Issy shared her story earlier this year about how she had a #stroke during her after school dance class when she was 9 – a year later she’s back to dancing! Go Issy! @DolbyMissIs @PrincessPickled #WorldStrokeDay
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@DolbyMissIs @PrincessPickled Ellie had a stroke after playing rugby but is now back to her usual life! “I remember waking up after being brought out of an induced coma and being able to talk after not being able to before the #thrombectomy. I thought it was a miracle!” #WorldStrokeDay stgeorges.nhs.uk/newsitem/rugby…
Today is #WorldStrokeDay
Here are four essential facts about stroke:
1. Stroke is what occurs when blood flow to the brain is obstructed (usually by a blood clot) and the cells in the brain begin to die, or when there is bleeding in the brain.
Here are four essential facts about stroke:
1. Stroke is what occurs when blood flow to the brain is obstructed (usually by a blood clot) and the cells in the brain begin to die, or when there is bleeding in the brain.
2. Stroke has a cause. It isn’t just a disease that occurs to anyone. There are actually factors that constitute risk that predisposes a person to stroke.
Some of these factors are:
•High blood pressure
•High salt diet
•Being overweight
Read more bit.ly/2D9Dem7
Some of these factors are:
•High blood pressure
•High salt diet
•Being overweight
Read more bit.ly/2D9Dem7
3. Stroke has symptoms. You can actually recognize when a person develops a stroke. Usually, one side of the body is affected. i.e the part of the body controlled by the part of the brain affected. Read more bit.ly/2D9Dem7
Today is #WorldStrokeDay.
This is how you can prevent stroke:
🚭 Quit smoking
🍺 Limit alcohol consumption
🛑 Control high blood pressure and high cholesterol
✅ Manage diabetes
🏋🏾♀️ Watch your waist and weight
🍏 Eat healthy
🏃🏾♂️ Exercise regularly 30 minutes a day
#BeatNCDs
This is how you can prevent stroke:
🚭 Quit smoking
🍺 Limit alcohol consumption
🛑 Control high blood pressure and high cholesterol
✅ Manage diabetes
🏋🏾♀️ Watch your waist and weight
🍏 Eat healthy
🏃🏾♂️ Exercise regularly 30 minutes a day
#BeatNCDs
The most common symptom of a #stroke is sudden weakness of the face, arm, or leg, most often on one side of the body.
People experiencing these symptoms should seek medical care immediately bit.ly/2OkbfVe
#WorldStrokeDay
People experiencing these symptoms should seek medical care immediately bit.ly/2OkbfVe
#WorldStrokeDay
Tobacco use is the second leading cause of cardiovascular diseases, after high blood pressure bit.ly/2OOoydy
#WorldStrokeDay
#WorldStrokeDay
