Homeopathic Remedy For Stroke?

Homeo remedy for stroke

 what happens during a stroke
 types of stroke
 who is at risk
 symptoms&warning signs of stroke
 prevention of stroke
 diagnosis
 what can homoeopathy do

what sets us apart, the common mortals from the geniuses of albert einstein, c.V. Raman and our own president abdul kalam is the ubiquitous grey matter. This tissue in the brain is endowed with nerve coordination and intellectual powers and is the driving force for the personality we are in all spheres, physically, mentally, socially and spiritually too. But the logistics of nutrition to each cell of the brain is carried by the blood as it is to any other part of the body.


The stoppage or blockage of blood supply to any part of the brain leading to temporary or partial cessation of function of the brain is called as a stroke.


What happens during a stroke?


Our blood has the capacity of clotting whenever there is a cut or a wound or the same property whenever it comes across a rough surface.


So when it encounters such a situation in the body it forms a clot and the same can be dislodged and enter the brain and cause a blockage of the blood vessel supplying to that part and within few minutes the same stops functioning and if it remains for more than three hours the damage in the brain can be irreparable. If the clot is blocking say the portions which take care of speech, movement and memory the same will be affected.


Types of stroke:

ischaemic stroke:

our brain depends on the fresh blood rich in oxygen brought by heart and lungs through the arteries. If the artery is blocked that part of the brain ceases to function and is called as ischaemic stroke.


Causes of ischaemic stroke:

- the blood vessels in the neck and head can be blocked due to fatty deposits of cholesterol and reduce the blood supply to the brain.

- the blood cells can sometimes clot over these deposits get dislodged and block an artery of the brain causing stroke.

- in diseases like atrial fibrillation or abnormal heart valves also blood clots could form and travel to the brain.

- other causes are injuries to blood vessels of neck or abnormal clotting mechanisms.

- in 50% of cases the embolus could be formed in the arteries of the brain itself.


Intracerebral haemorrhage:

sometimes the diseased blood vessel in the brain could burst and ooze out the blood into the inside causing increase of pressure thereby causing damage to brain cells surrounding the blood. But if the oozing does not stop the pressure could increase so much as to cause unconsciousness or even death.


Causes:

+ hypertension or high blood pressure is the commonest cause of this type of stroke.

In people who are not aware that they have high blood pressure or those who neglect to take their medication for the same this episodes are very common.

+ less common causes are head injuries, tumors, infections, blood clotting deficiencies and abnormalities in blood vessels.


Subarachnoid haemorrhage:

the space between the outer covering of the brain and the skull is called as subarachnoid space. Any leakage of blood from the arteries in this space causing pressure on the internal structures of the brain is called as subarachnoid haemorrhage. This pressure also can cause all the typical symptoms of stroke.


Causes:

abnormalities of structure of arteries is called as cerebral aneurysm and since the shape is incongruous, tends to burst easily leading to haemorrhage. The cause of these aneurysms is not known but usually is there since birth.


Who is at risk?


Ischaemic stroke constitutes about 88% of all patients of stroke and is more in people above 60 years of age, the occurrence is more in men than in women. It is also high in people with hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and who tend to smoke.


Symptoms&warning signs of stroke:

* the most common sign of stroke is sudden weakness of face, arm or leg, most often on one side of the body.

* sudden numbness of the face, arm or leg especially on one side of the body.

* sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding speech.

* sudden trouble seeing in one or both the eyes.

* sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.

* sudden severe headache with no known cause.


Prevention of stroke:

 if you smoke stop.

 keep blood pressure and cholesterol down.

 do not skip medication for diabetes and hypertension.

 reduce intake of saturated fats.

 try to lose extra weight.

 avoid excess alcohol consumption.

 eat plenty of fruits.


Diagnosis:

 an mri will clearly show the occurrence of bleeding and the areas of pressure on the brain structures.

 doppler of carotids will reveal if there are any fatty deposits.

 an echocardiogram will show any abnormal leaflets of heart etc.


What can homoeopathy do?


Clot busting drugs are administered by allopaths and complementarily homoeopathic medicines with capacity to stop bleeding and resumption of blood from the spaces should be done immediately as speed is the name of the game here. Conditions where treatment is done within three hours of appearance of symptoms recover easily and fully well.


Homoeopathy can also treat the causes of this problem.

 hypertension can be controlled.

 side effects of diabetes can be prevented.

 decrease in blood supply to the brain due to occlusion by fatty deposits in vessels of the neck can be helped by increasing perfusion with medication.

 abnormal beats of heart or atrial fibrillation can be treated.

Homoeopathy also has excellent remedies for rehabilitation.