What are the symptoms and precursors of cerebral thrombosis

Cerebral thrombosis is a type of cerebral infarction. It is a very common vascular disease and is more common in middle-aged and elderly people. Severe cases of cerebral thrombosis can be life-threatening, and the symptoms and precursors of cerebral thrombosis need to be understood so that targeted treatment can be given in a timely manner.

1. Drooling

Sudden slurred speech or drooling. For elderly people who already have risk factors for cerebral thrombosis such as hypertension and diabetes, frequent drooling may be a precursor to cerebral thrombosis.

2. Sudden dizziness

Dizziness is a very common symptom of cerebral thrombosis and can occur at any time, especially when getting up in the early morning. In addition, it is also likely to occur when you are tired or after taking a bath. Especially for patients with hypertension, if dizziness occurs more than 5 times in 1 to 2 days, the risk of cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction will increase.

3. Sudden severe headache

Sudden onset of severe headache accompanied by convulsions, recent history of head trauma accompanied by coma and drowsiness, sudden changes in the nature, location, and distribution of the headache, headache aggravated by forceful coughing, severe headache and waking up in pain at night are prone to cerebral thrombosis.

4. Yawning

80% of patients with ischemic cerebral thrombosis will experience frequent yawning 5 to 10 days before the onset of the disease.

5. Blurred vision

It manifests as transient visual impairment or visual field loss, which usually recovers on its own within 1 hour.

6. Abnormal gait

Staggering and weakness in walking are one of the precursor symptoms of hemiplegia. If an elderly person's gait suddenly changes and is accompanied by numbness and weakness in the limbs, it may be a precursor to cerebrovascular disease, such as cerebral thrombosis.

7. Razor Drops

It means that when he was shaving with a razor, his head turned to one side and he suddenly felt his arm become weak, causing the razor to fall to the ground. He fully recovered after 1 to 2 minutes. This is because when you turn your head and twist your neck, the already hardened carotid artery twists and aggravates its stenosis, leading to insufficient blood supply to the brain.