Sequelae of cerebral congestion

Cerebral hemorrhage often occurs in people with high blood pressure such as hypertension and diabetes. After a cerebral hemorrhage occurs, it will severely compress everyone's nerves, causing serious damage to the nerves. Therefore, after a cerebral hemorrhage occurs, it is necessary to seek treatment as soon as possible to avoid the problem from continuing to worsen. After a cerebral hemorrhage, the human body may suffer from dementia and behavioral difficulties, making it impossible for the patient to carry out their normal work and life.

The common sequelae of cerebral hemorrhage mainly manifest in three aspects.

1) Mental and intellectual disorders: Large-scale or repeatedly recurring cerebral hemorrhage accidents may leave mental and intellectual disorders, such as personality changes, pessimism, depression, mental depression, irritability, etc.

2) Aphasia: Aphasia caused by sequelae of cerebral hemorrhage mainly includes three aspects.

1. Motor aphasia is characterized by the patient being able to understand what others say but unable to express his or her own meaning;

2. Sensory aphasia has no language expression disorder, but the patient cannot understand what others say, nor what he says, and the patient may answer questions irrelevantly and talk to himself.

3. Anomia is manifested in that when one sees an object, one can tell its purpose but cannot name it.

3) Other symptoms Other symptoms of sequelae of cerebral hemorrhage include: headache, dizziness, nausea, insomnia, nightmares, inattention, tinnitus, blurred vision, sweating, palpitations, unsteady steps, neck pain, fatigue, weakness, loss of appetite, memory loss, dementia, depression, etc.

5. Functional recovery care for sequelae

(1) Language Disadvantage

Patients with language disorders tend to be anxious and distressed. Medical staff should have more contact with patients, understand their pain, keep them in a good mood and eliminate their tension. Patients must be induced and encouraged to speak as early as possible, and their pronunciation must be corrected patiently, from simple to complex, such as "e", "ah", "ge", etc., and practiced repeatedly and persevere. It is also combined with acupuncture of the Yamen, Tongli, Lianquan and other acupoints, which is beneficial to promote the improvement and recovery of language function.

(2) Limb dysfunction

In acute phase care, attention should be paid to placing the paralyzed limbs in a functional position to prevent limb contracture and deformity. Supine and lateral positions are often used. When the patient's condition is stable, use home-use limb movement rehabilitation equipment to guide and assist him in functional exercises, starting with simple flexion and extension, requiring full, reasonable and moderate activities to avoid muscle and joint damage, 2 to 4 times a day, each time for 5 to 30 minutes. And cooperate with drug treatment, massage the affected limb, acupuncture Quchi, Hegu, Zusanli, etc. Ask the patient to soak the affected limb frequently in hot water to promote blood circulation.

(3) Crooked corners of mouth

Clinically, common symptoms include incomplete eyelid closure on the affected side, drooping corners of the mouth, inability to frown, close eyes, puff out cheeks, or whistle. Patients often develop negative emotions and lose confidence in treatment. Nurses should sympathize with and care for patients and give them spiritual encouragement in order to gain their trust and ease their emotions. The diet should be easy to digest, nutritious liquid or semi-liquid diet. Combined with acupuncture at Cheek Cartilage, Dicang, Yingxiang and Sibai. Encourage patients to do more eye, mouth, and facial exercises and massage the area frequently.