On January 10, a team specializing in neurology from the stroke sector of the Guadeloupe University Hospital met health professionals from Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy to strengthen the management of strokes.
Stroke, often sudden, is divided into two types: ischemic (obstruction of a blood vessel) or hemorrhagic (rupture of a vessel).
In 2021, 62 cases were recorded, or 0.4% of admissions to the CHLCF, with an average age of patients of 64.6 years, younger than in Guadeloupe (73 years) and in mainland France (75 years).
These accidents, often linked to untreated risk factors (84% of cases), require rapid intervention.
However, 38% of patients go to the hospital on their own, delaying their care. Rapid brain imaging, such as a CT scan (48% of cases in 2021) or an MRI (51%), is crucial to establish the diagnosis and determine the appropriate treatment. 13.6% of patients benefited from thrombolysis.
49% of patients have no after-effects, 15% have serious after-effects and 9% die, which represents 4.6% of deaths occurring in Saint-Martin.
Stroke is the 3rd cause of death in the country (15%). Professionals have identified areas for improvement: better multilingual awareness, reinforced education for patients at risk, and optimization of treatments.
The experts recalled the importance of calling 15 at the first signs of a stroke (paralysis, speech problems, muscle weakness) to quickly activate the emergency line. _Vx
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