Strok kin afɛkt di spayna? (Spinal Stroke) Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis!

We wi yɛri di wɔd "strok," wi kin tink bɔt sɔntin we kin apin to di bren. Bɔt yu no se pan ɔl we i nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm, wi spayna ɔ spɛnal kɔd kin gɛt dis kayn sik bak? Dis na wetin wi kin kɔl "spinal stroke." Pan ɔl we dis nɔ kin apin smɔl, i rili impɔtant fɔ no bɔt dis.

So wetin na dis spaynal strok?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, we pɔsin gɛt spɛnal strok na we di blɔd nɔ de flɔ wantɛm wantɛm to yu spɛnal kɔd, we na di impɔtant nerv sistɛm we de insay yu spayna. I tan lɛk we yu bren strok, bɔt i kin apin na yu spayna. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin kɔl am bak "spinal cord stroke" ɔ "spinal infarction."

lεk strכk, wan bכdi we de na di spεnal kכd kin blכk bay we blכd kכlכt (dεn kכl am ischemic stroke) כ blכd vesel bכst εn blכd (dεn kכl am hεmorrhagic stroke). dis kin rili rare – less dan 1% pan כl di strok dεm na di wכl de afekt di spεnal kכd dis we. Bɔt jɔs bikɔs i nɔ kin bɔku nɔ min se i nɔ kin bɔku. I kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja ɔ i kin ivin mek i nɔ ebul fɔ du am sote go.

So, if yu ɔ pɔsin we yu sabi de gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn we de sho se yu gɛt spɛnal kɔd strok, yu fɔ kɔl 1990 (Sri Lankan Ambulance Service) wantɛm wantɛm. Di kwik we dɛn no se yu gɛt di sik ɛn trit yu, na di mɔ yu go gɛt chans fɔ sev yu layf. Ɛvri sɛkɔn de kɔnt na ya.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm wae de sho se yu gɛt spɛnal strok?

De sayn dɛm wae de sho se yu gɛt spaynal kɔd strok kin difrɛn frɔm wan pɔrsin to ɔda pɔrsin. dεn kin difrεn bak dipכnt pan us pat pan di spεnal kכd de afekt. Bɔt sɔm kɔmɔn sayn dɛn de we yu kin si:

• Wan pen we kin kam wantɛm wantɛm na in nɛk ɔ bak. Dis nɔto jɔs nɔmal bak-ak, bɔt na pen we kin tranga smɔl ɛn we yu nɔ bin de ɛkspɛkt.
• E kin fil lɛk se de pen de spre frɔm di bak to di an ɔr leg. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin ivin tɔk se di pen kin fil lɛk kɔrɛnt.
• Di an ɔ fut kin swɛla ɔ swɛt.
• di mכsul dεm we wik (especially na di leg dεm). I nɔ kin izi fɔ tinap ɔ waka, ɛn fil se yu leg wik.
• Lɔs pan sɛns dɛm lɛk fɔ tɔch, ɔt/kol.
• Na we pɔsin nɔ kin ebul fɔ urinary ɔ we i nɔ kin ebul fɔ kɔntrol in bɔdi.
• Paralayz ɔ di bɔdi nɔ de wok fayn igen. Dis na sɔm kayn bad bad sayn.

If yu gɛt wan ɔr mɔr pan dɛn sik ya wan tɛm, nɔr tek am layt. Di bɛst tin fɔ du na fɔ go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.

Wetin mek dis spaynal strok kin apin?

Tu men we dɛn de, ɔ tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin gɛt spaynal strok.

1. Ischemik Spinal Strok we de mek pɔsin gɛt

Dis na di kayn we we pipul dɛn kin gɛt mɔ. "Ischemic" min se blɔd nɔ de. Dis na we blɔd klɔt de blok wan blɔd vesel na di spayna. I tan lɛk dɔti we de stɔp na wata paip. Sɔm wɛl bɔdi prɔblɛm dɛn de we kin mek yu gɛt mɔ blɔd klɔt lɛk dis:

• Di kɔlɔstrel we de na di blɔd de go ɔp (Hyperlipidemia).
• Atherosclerosis: Dis na we tin lεk kכlestכl de bכku insay di bכdi vεsul dεm, we de kכl dεm.
• Dizayd we kin mek pɔsin klɔt.
• Atrial Fibrilashɔn we pɔsin kin gɛt. Dis na wan sik wae de hat de bit rεgulεr. De risk kin pasmak wae dis sik kin kam wit slip apnea.
• At we nɔ fayn. εgzampl dεm na "Atrial Septal Defect" εn "Ventricular Septal Defect".

2. Ɛmorajik Spinal Strok

"Ɛmoraji" min blɔd we de kɔmɔt. Dis na we wan blɔd vesel na di spaynal kɔd bɔs ɔ te ɛn bigin fɔ blɔd. Dis kin bi bikɔs ɔf:

• Ay Blɔd Prɛshɔn. Dis risk kin pasmak if yu gɛt ay blɔd prɛshɔn fɔ lɔng tɛm, mɔ if yu nɔr ebul fɔ kɔntrol am.
• Spinal tכmכro dεm.
• Anɛrizm dɛn. Dis na we di wɔl na blɔd vesel wik ɛn bulge lɛk balyɔn. If dis apin na wan at we de na di spayna, i kin bɔs.

Ɔda tin dɛn we nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm

apat frכm dεn tu men tin ya, spεnal kכd strכk kin apin bak fכ כda rizin dεm, we nכ kin apin sכmtεm:

• Spinal kɔd injuri dɛn.
• Infεkshכn dεm lεk mεningayt.
• Aksidɛntal injuri dɛn we dɛn de du ɔpreshɔn.
• Di spayna dɛn we kin brok.

Udat de pan ay risk fɔ gɛt spɛshal strok?

Ɛnibɔdi kin gɛt spɛshal strok, bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt mɔ risk.

• Pipul dɛm we de smok ɔ yuz ɔda tin dɛm we gɛt nikotin (e.g., vaping).
• Pipul dɛn we dɔn pas 65 ia.
• Blak pipul dɛn (Pan ɔl we dis na tin we sayɛnsman dɛn no, i kin apin pan pipul dɛn we kɔmɔt na ɛni trayb.)
• Pipul dɛn we de yuz drɔgs we nɔ rayt.

Dɔn bak, di risk fɔ gɛt strok kin bɔku if yu gɛt sɔm kayn wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm dɛn:

• Ay blɔd prɛshɔn (Hypertension) .
• Di ay kɔlɔstrel na di blɔd (Hyperlipidemia) .
• Covid-19 (COVID-19) infεkshכn
• Shuga
• Fat pasmak (we yu gɛt bɔku bɔku bɔdi) .
• Dizayd fɔ yuz rɔm

If yu gɛt wan ɔ mɔ pan dɛn tin ya, i rili impɔtant fɔ tek tɛm ɛn fala di advays we dɔktɔ gi yu.

Us kɔmplikɛshɔn dɛn kin apin we pɔsin gɛt spaynal strok?

Dis kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja. Dɔn bak, if di spɛnal kɔd dɔn pwɛl fɔ ɔltɛm, i kin gɛt mɔ siriɔs prɔblɛm dɛn:

• Paralayz we go de sote go
• Pen we nɔ de dɔn
• Prɔblɛm fɔ blo
• Di disfɔkshɔn pan mami ɛn dadi biznɛs
• I nɔ kin ebul fɔ kɔntrol insɛf ɔltɛm

Na bikɔs ɔf tin dɛn lɛk dis, if yu si ivin di smɔl smɔl sayn, yu fɔ go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.

Aw dɔktɔ dɛn kin no if dis na spɛshal strok?

If yu gɛt sayn dɛm fɔ spɛshal strok, dɔktɔ go du sɔm tɛst fɔ kɔnfirm dis. Fɔs, dɛn go du ɛgzam fɔ dɛn bɔdi ɛn ɛgzam fɔ di nyurolɔjik .

Neks, dɛn go aks yu fɔ mek dɛn du MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) tɛst . Dis kin tek ditayla pikchɔ dɛm fɔ di spayna fɔ chɛk fɔ sayn dɛm fɔ strok ɔ ɔda tin dɛm.

sכmtεm, dεn kin du tεst we dεn k כl "lumbar pancture" כ "spinal tap" . dis involv fכ tek wan sεmpl fכ di sεribrospεnal fכluid frכm di spayna fכ chεk fכ infεkshכn כ כda inflameshn.

Wetin na di tritmɛnt dɛm fɔ spɛshal strok?

Di tritmɛnt kin difrɛn fɔ di kayn strok we yu dɔn gɛt. Di men tin we dɔktɔ dɛn want fɔ du na fɔ mek di blɔd go bak na di spɛshal kɔd kwik kwik wan.

If wan ischemic strok...

Wan blɔd klot de we dɔn stɔp insay de. So dɛn de tray fɔ ɔl tu sɔlv di klot ɛn pul am, ɔ brok am ɛn pul am.

• Di tin dɛn we de mek blɔd tan (Anticoagulants).
• Trombolytic mεdikeshכn dεm כ "clot-busting" mεdikeshכn dεm.
• Sɔntɛnde , dɛn kin du ɔpreshɔn lɛk mɛkanikal thrombectomy fɔ pul di blɔd we dɔn klɔt.

Dɔn bak, dɛn kin gi mɛrɛsin fɔ kɔntrol blɔd prɛshɔn.

If yu gɛt ɛmoraji strok...

Di fɔs tin we yu fɔ du na fɔ stɔp di blɔd we de kɔmɔt. Dis kin min fɔ gi mɛrɛsin fɔ kɔntrol di blɔd ɛn blɔd prɛshɔn. Sɔntɛnde, if di blɔd dɔn mek di prɛshɔn we de insay di spayna go ɔp, i kin nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn fɔ ridyus di prɛshɔn.

Dɔktɔ dɛn go ɛksplen to yu us tritmɛnt dɛn we fayn fɔ yu ɛn wetin fɔ ɛkspɛkt frɔm dɛn.

Yu tink se fɔ rihabiliteshɔn impɔtant afta yu dɔn gɛt strok?

Rili! "Stroke Rehab" na pat pan di tritmɛnt sɛf.

Fɔ trit yu bɔdi kin mek yu mɔsul dɛn strɔng, i kin mek yu balans fayn, ɛn i kin ɛp yu fɔ yuz yu an ɛn fut bak.

Occupational therapy de ɛp yu fɔ du yu ɛvride wok ɛn os wok dɛn sef wan.

I pɔsibul fɔ mek yu wɛl ful wan we yu gɛt spaynal kɔd strok?

Di prɔgnosis de dipen pan sɔm tin dɛm: di kayn strok, aw dɛn kin gɛt tritmɛnt kwik, if i gɛt damej fɔ ɔltɛm na di spɛshal kɔd, yu ɔl wɛl bɔdi, ɛn yu ej.

"Kɔmplit rikavari" difrɛn fɔ ɛni pɔsin. I kin tek sɔm mɔnt fɔ mek sɔm pipul dɛn ebul fɔ du di tin dɛn we dɛn bin dɔn du trade. Ɔda pipul dɛn kin gɛt fɔ liv wit nyu disabled. Fɔ ɛgzampul, dɛn kin kɔntinyu fɔ nid pɔsin we de waka ɔ tik fɔ ɛp dɛn fɔ waka. Bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn kin dɔn wɛl kpatakpata. Dis kin tek sɔm ia, bɔt nɔto tin we nɔ pɔsibul. Yu dɔktɔ go ɛp yu fɔ sɛt di rayt gol dɛn fɔ mek yu wɛl.

Wetin na di tɛm we pɔsin kin liv afta we i gɛt spaynal kɔd strok?

Dis kin bi wan sik wae de mek pɔrsin in layf de pan denja. Bɔt, i nɔ kin izi fɔ tɔk ustɛm yu go liv. in jεnarכl, dεn se di autkam fכ ischemic strok bεtε smɔl pas hεmoraji strok. Bɔt, ɔlman in bɔdi kin ansa difrɛn we.

Wetin wi kin du fɔ mek wi nɔ gɛt spaynal strok?

Di bɛst tin fɔ du na fɔ mek yu kɔntinyu fɔ gɛt wɛlbɔdi .

• If yu de smok, stɔp am.
• It fayn it (e.g., di Mɛditarenian Dayt) ɛn kip yu wet we gɛt wɛlbɔdi.
• Kɔntrol yu blɔd prɛshɔn, kɔlɔstrel lɛvɛl, ɛn dayabitis.
• Ɛnjɔy fɔ du ɛksɛsayz ɔltɛm.
• Gɛt mɛdikal chɛk-ap ɛvri ia. Bɔrku pan de sik wae kin kam wit dis nɔr kin sho sɔm kayn sik fɔs.

Aw a kin tek kia ɔf misɛf afta a gɛt strok?

Fɔ mɛn pɔsin kin tek bɔku tray.

• Mek shɔ se yu go na yu rihabiliteshɔn ɛn tɛrapi apɔntinmɛnt. Tɛl yu tritmɛnt pipul dɛm if yu gɛt ɛnitin fɔ wɔri bɔt.
• Tink bɔt yu maynd wɛlbɔdi bak.Pwɛl hat ɛn wɔri kin apin afta yu dɔn gɛt strok. Fɔ fil sɔri nɔto wikɛd tin. Tɔk to dɔktɔ ɔ mental wɛlbɔdi advaysa if yu nid fɔ du dat.
• Tek yu mɛrɛsin kɔrɛkt wan ɛn di rayt tɛm.

Mɛmba se yu nɔ nid fɔ go tru dis waka yu wan. Yu famili, yu padi dɛn, ɛn dɔktɔ dɛn ɔl de fɔ ɛp yu.

Wetin yu fɔ du if yu gɛt strok sik bak ɔ if ɔda imejensi kam?

If yu fil se yu gɛt ɔda strok, kɔl 911 wantɛm wantɛm. Di risk fɔ gɛt ɔda strok kin bɔku.

Pipul wae dɔn gɛt strok kin gɛt ɔda siriɔs prɔblɛm dɛn bak, lɛk:

• At Atak we pɔsin kin gɛt
• Nyumonia
• Dip Vein Trombosis (DVT) we de mek pɔsin gɛt sik .
• Pulmonary Embolism (blɔd we de klɔt na di lɔng) .
• Di sik dɛn we kin mek pɔsin sik

If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn sik ya, go na ɔspitul wantɛm wantɛm.

Wetin a fɔ aks mi dɔktɔ?

• Us kayn strok a bin gɛt?
• Us mɛrɛsin dɛn a nid ɛn aw a fɔ tek dɛn?
• Us rihabiliteshɔn savis dɛn a nid?
• A de pan denja fɔ gɛt ɔda strok?

Nɔ fred fɔ aks yu dɔktɔ ɛnitin we yu tink ɔ we yu gɛt ɛni dawt bɔt.

Fɔ dɔn, ɔl wetin a fɔ tɛl una na dis...

Spinal strok kin apin wantɛm wantɛm. Sɔm sayn dɛn kin nɔr kin no fɔs. Bɔt nɔ bi. Nɔbɔdi nɔ sabi yu bɔdi pas yu. If yu fil ɛnitin we strenj, nɔ tek am layt. Di kwik we yu gɛt tritmɛnt, na di mɔ i go fayn.

Sɛlibret ivin di smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we yu dɔn mek we yu de wɛl. Rihabiliteshɔn na big big prɔblɛm wit in bɔdi ɛn maynd. Yu fit fɔ mek pipul dɛn no yu fɔ ɛnitin we yu de tray fɔ du. Tɔk to yu dɔktɔ ɛn di wan dɛn we de mɛn yu. Nɔ ɛva giv ɔp op!

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