“We lose 2 million neurons per minute, during a stroke”

“Everyone can be affected by the AVC, the 22 -year -old girl who makes sports at the fumes who smoke and drinks …”

The neurologist at the Departmental Hospital Center of La Roche-sur-Yon, Alexandra Flottes, recalls that “there is no age” to be the victim of a stroke.

This serious pathology of the brain is the leading cause of physical disability acquired in adults in the country. “This is the second cause of mortality in France: there is a stroke every four minutes,” said Andréa Frappier, nurse in the AVC44/85 sector.

In Vendée, Almost 2,000 brain vascular accidents are taken care of each year by hospitals in the department and around 10,000 in Pays de la Loire.

Caillot or hemorrhage in the brain

What are we talking about?

There are two types of stroke. Ischemic stroke – a blood clot that blocks a place from the brain – and hemorrhagic stroke – a hemorrhage in the head.

The causes of the trigger of the disease are very varied.

But the most worrying with this pathology, These are the after-effects that the patient can suffer after the fact. Membership paralysis, vision disorder, loss of balance, loss of speech, tingling.

“After a stroke, life is no longer the same,” said Alexia Bossard, nurse in the AVC sector.

Patients come out of the hospital with life treatment.

A time trial

Or, The faster the care, the more likely the patient will have to recover. Hence the need to act in an emergency.

“We lose 2 million neurons per minute, during a stroke. Time is brain! »» [le temps, c’est du cerveau] “Recalls the neurologist.

It is for this reason that there is in Vendée An AVC sector since the end of 2013.

This network, piloted by the CHD Vendée and its neurology service (with ten neurologists, 33 nurses, 25 caregivers, physiotherapists, psychologist, speech therapist, occupational therapist, dietitian, social worker, ASH and secretaries), allows immediate support Patients for whom stroke is suspected.

Go through the 15 absolutely

From the phone call at the SAMU (the 15th), the patient is oriented for a very fast management, wherever he is in the department.

Access to imaging (MRI, scanner) has priority to him, day and night. And for good reason.

In case of acute level, we have 4:30 a.m. to unclog the artery. Beyond this period, recovery for the patient will be more difficult.

It is a trial race that is committed to caregivers.

For them, the crucial issue is “the entry of the patient into the system”.

The sooner the care, the more the patient can recover his faculties. “Too often, people say to themselves: I will call my doctor and wait for the next day or the next day to consult. It’s already too late, ”says the Sonia Jeaud health framework.

Hence This slogan quickly to educate the public : “Paralyzed face, inertia of a member, speech disorder, urgently call on the 15th.”

Move, eat healthy and stop tobacco

If the consequences can be terrible, one thing is reassuring: We can easily prevent the arrival of the stroke by simple means and common sensewhich go above all through a good lifestyle.

The prevention issue is considerable: it reduces the risk of sequelae, and act on risk factors for stroke, frequent and avoidable or modifiable.

“It is up to everyone to take charge”

“It is up to everyone to take charge, but it’s very easy to do it,” said Dr. Alexandra Flottes, neurologist at the CHD of La Roche-sur-Yon.

She recommends: physical exercise (30 minutes of walking per day), a healthy diet, zero addiction (tobacco, drugs, alcohol) and regular follow -up to his attending physician.

“The Mediterranean diet based on fruits and vegetables, nuts and limited in red meat and dairy products is advised,” explains the neurologist who advises this food hygiene to her patients.

It is to emphasize prevention that Halls in Vendée organize Several forums in this month of Mayechoing the International Day for the Fighting EVC.

Objective: to educate the general public to save time in the event of interventions and to lower statistics.

AVC prevention forum, May 13 in the Hall of the CHD of La Roche-sur-Yon, on May 15 at the Montaigu hospital center and May 16 at the Luçon CH, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Health professionals and associations will be present.

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