Even Minor Stroke Affects Patient’s Quality of Life in an Adverse Manner

by Kathy Jones on October 10, 2013 at 9:22 PM

A new study published in the journal Neurology reveals that stroke not only deducts years from the patients' lives but also reduces the quality of remaining life that they have left.

Researchers led by Ramon Luengo-Fernandez from University of Oxford in England followed over 750 stroke patients and 450 people who had suffered transient ischemic attack (TLA), or a 'mini-stroke', for a period of five years.

How to Deal with a Stroke

Stroke is a brain attack, which occurs when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted. It affects all age groups; according to the WHO, 15 million people are affected by stroke annually.

They found that people who suffer a stroke lose an average of 1.71 years of five years of perfect health due to early death and 1.08 years due to reduced quality of life, thus losing a total average of 2.79 'quality-adjusted life years'.

"The degree to which a stroke will impact an individual's quality of life will be driven by the severity of the event. Whereas in many cases a minor stroke may have little impact on a patient's life, a severe stroke will almost invariably pose a considerable negative impact", Luengo-Fernandez said.

Source: Medindia

Stroke

Stroke can cause permanent disability and it is important to recognize its early warning signs to stop its progress. Early warning signs of stroke include sudden weakness of facial muscles.

<< Kids of Mums Who Drank During Pregnancy Struggle at School

Man Dying from Blood Poisoning was Told to Drink Cold Milk ... >>

Stress and the Gender Divide

Stress has become entwined in the current lifestyle of a young working couple and has resulted in the rise in incidence of hypertension, diabetes and psychosomatic illnesses.