Twenty years after his stroke, Olivier remembers this day when his life changed. A young athlete, he was 22 years old when, in the middle of a basketball match, the world suddenly stopped. “I had the ball in my hands and there was a tsunami in my head. I wasn’t thinking anymore.” Olivier Joseph, stroke victim, president of the AVC 24 association
Taken into care in less than an hour, he escaped with serious after-effects against which he is still fighting today. A long rehabilitation allowed him to gradually recover his limbs and the use of speech. And even if it remains complicated, it must be done, he says.
More and more cases observed at Périgueux hospital
So for two years, Olivier has been raising awareness among the general public through his association AVC 24. Strokes, a scourge that affects more and more people. In the neurology department of Périgueux hospital, nearly ten cases are treated each week. A race against time with warning signs.
“It may be a speech disorder. There may be heaviness in one part of the body, a leg or foot that does not work properly, tingling, numbness. There may be also vision problems.
Dr. Jora XhaXho, specialist in vascular cardiology CH of Périgueux
Several factors can promote stroke
A stroke that affects more men than women, caused by many factors such as blood pressure, diabetes, alcohol or tobacco consumption. So that day, some, like Aline, came to be reassured.
In the event of symptoms, a reflex: call 15. Because treatment between 4:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. reduces the risk of serious consequences. At the Périgueux hospital center, nearly five hundred strokes were treated this year.
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