- Being overweight or obese
- Binge or Heavy drinking
- Physical inactivity
- Use of illicit drugs such as cocaine 可卡因 and methamphetamines 甲基苯丙胺
Medical risk factors
- Cardiovascular disease, including heart defects, heart failure, heart infection or abnormal heart rhythm.
- Cigarette smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Obstructive sleep apnea 阻塞性睡眠呼吸暫停
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
阻塞性睡眠呼吸暫停
Other factors associated with a higher risk of stroke include:
- Being age 55 or older
- Family or personal history of stroke, heart attack or transient ischemic attack
- Gender – Men have a higher risk of stroke than women
- Race – African-Americans have a higher risk of stroke than other races
Occasionally a stroke can cause temporary or permanent disabilities, depending on the time the brain lacks blood flow and which part is influenced.
Complications include:
- Changes in behavior and self-care ability
- Difficulty talking or swallowing
- Emotional problems
- Memory loss or thinking difficulties
- Pain
- Paralysis or loss of muscle movement
- Patient also may be sensitive to temperature changes, especially extreme cold after a stroke
Following list provides information to assist older adults and their caregivers 護理人員 to consider their disease or condition in conjunction with other health issues.
- Stroke and Alcohol: 中風 和 酗酒
- Stroke and Amyloid Angiopathy: 中風 和 澱粉樣蛋白血管病
- Stroke and Aphasia: 中風 和 失語症
- Stroke and Arthritis: 中風 和 關節炎
- Stroke and Atrial fibrillation: 中風 和 心房纖維顫動
- Stroke and Coronary Artery Disease: 中風 和 冠心病
- Stroke and Dehydration: 中風 和 脫水
- Stroke and Delirium: 中風 和 神誌失常
- Stroke and Dementia: 中風 和 癡呆
- Stroke and Depression: 中風 和 抑鬱症
- Stroke and Diabetes mellitus: 中風 和 糖尿病
- Stroke and Dysphagia (Difficulty Swallowing): 中風 和 吞嚥困難
- Stroke and Frailty: 中風 和 脆弱
- Stroke and Heart Attack (Myocardial infarction 心肌梗塞): 中風 和 心臟病發作
- Stroke and Heart Failure: 中風 和 心衰竭
- Stroke and High Blood Pressure (Hypertension): 中風 和 高血壓
- Stroke and Hyperlipidemia (High cholesterol): 中風 和 高血脂
- Stroke and Medication Management: 中風 和 藥物處理
- Stroke and Obesity: 中風 和 肥胖症
- Stroke and Osteoporosis: 中風 和 骨質疏鬆症
- Stroke and Pressure Ulcers: 中風 和 壓力性潰瘍
- Stroke and Secondary Parkinson’s Disease: 中風 和 次級帕金森氏症
- Stroke and Urinary Incontinence: 中風 和 尿失禁
- Stroke and Vision and Hearing Impairments: 中風 和 視力障礙 和 聽力障礙
- Stroke, Walking Problems and Risk for Falls: 中風,步行問題 和 跌倒風險
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