Cervical artery vascular sclerosis requires timely treatment

Patients with carotid artery sclerosis will experience symptoms such as dizziness, memory loss, and unclear thinking. They must be treated promptly, otherwise it will easily cause cerebral infarction. After all, cerebral infarction is currently the most common disease and has a high mortality rate.

1. Treatment of Carotid Artery Scleroderma

1. Lifestyle changes

Including banning smoking, increasing physical exercise, controlling weight, maintaining a regular schedule, eating a light diet, and maintaining a happy mood, etc.

2. Medication

(1) Control blood pressure, blood sugar and blood lipids;

(2) The preventive use of antiplatelet drugs can significantly reduce the incidence of ischemic cerebrovascular disease. Daily oral aspirin or clopidogrel can be used.

(3) Many clinical studies have confirmed that statins can stabilize plaques and significantly reduce the incidence and mortality of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. Statins can be used to control blood lipids as appropriate based on the patient's LDL-C level and whether there are other risk factors for ischemic stroke. During the medication process, changes in liver enzymes and muscle enzymes need to be monitored regularly.

3. Surgery

The goal of surgical treatment is to prevent the occurrence of ischemic stroke. Clinically, doctors will decide whether to perform surgery and what surgical method to use based on the degree of vascular stenosis caused by carotid artery plaques, the stability of the plaques, and the patient's symptoms and basic condition.

2. Symptoms of Carotid Artery Sclerosis

1. The carotid artery is a relatively thick blood vessel. The internal carotid artery supplies blood directly to the brain tissue, while the external carotid artery supplies blood and oxygen to the eyes, ears, nose, mouth and other parts of the face.

2. If the carotid artery is hardened, plaques will form on the blood vessel wall, making blood flow obstructed. If it is not smooth, it will often cause ischemia and hypoxia of brain tissue. Patients often feel dizzy, have poor memory and a significant decrease in thinking ability. Over time, it will cause brain atrophy.

3. If dense plaques fall off the hardened carotid artery and block the artery with blood flow, it will cause cerebral infarction, resulting in stroke symptoms such as blindness, slurred speech, paralysis, and even life-threatening.

4. In general, mild arteriosclerosis does not affect the blood supply to the brain, so no symptoms will appear after neck movements. Severe arteriosclerosis can reduce blood supply to the brain, causing symptoms such as dizziness, headache, and memory loss.

5. If you move your neck at this time, it is likely to aggravate cerebral ischemia, thereby making the symptoms of cerebral ischemia more serious and even causing "ischemic stroke". It is the main cause of cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, heart failure, premature beats, etc.

6. This type of disease often occurs in people with the "three highs", namely high blood pressure, high blood lipids and high blood sugar. At the same time, the incidence rate among the elderly is higher than that among young people.