What are the symptoms and treatments of lacunar infarction

Lacunar cerebral infarction is a common cerebrovascular disease, which occurs mostly in middle-aged and elderly people. Its symptoms are hidden and difficult to detect, so it is easy to be ignored. If not treated in time, lacunar cerebral infarction may lead to serious consequences, even life-threatening. Therefore, it is very important to understand the symptoms and treatment of lacunar cerebral infarction. The symptoms of lacunar infarction mainly include the following aspects: 1. Pure sensory stroke: patients will appear unilateral limb or facial sensory abnormalities, such as numbness, tingling, chills, etc. 2. Pure motor hemiplegia: performance for one side of the upper and lower limbs weakness, activity is not flexible. 3. ataxia hemiplegia: patients will appear walking instability, balance disorders and other symptoms. 4. Dysarthria-clumsy hand syndrome: mainly manifested as slurred speech, dysphagia, hand weakness, etc. 5. Other symptoms: headache, dizziness, memory loss, concentration loss and other symptoms may also occur. The treatment of lacunar infarction mainly includes the following aspects: 1. Drug treatment: Including antiplatelet drugs, statins, antihypertensive drugs, etc., to prevent thrombosis, reduce blood lipids, control blood pressure, etc. 2. Rehabilitation therapy: including physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, etc., to help patients recover limb function and improve quality of life. 3. Surgical treatment: For some patients with severe lacunar infarction, surgery may be needed, such as carotid endarterectomy, intracranial and extracranial vascular bypass surgery, etc. 4. Lifestyle adjustment: Patients should pay attention to healthy diet, moderate exercise, smoking and alcohol restriction, etc. to prevent the recurrence of lacunar infarction. It should be noted that lacunar infarction treatment methods should be selected according to the specific circumstances of the patient, such as age, symptoms, combined diseases, etc. At the same time, patients in the treatment process should actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, medication on time, regular review, in order to improve the treatment effect. In short, lacunar infarction is a serious disease, need timely treatment. Patients should understand their symptoms and treatment methods, and actively cooperate with doctors to improve their quality of life and prevent recurrence.