World Stroke Day is marked on October 29 with the aim of promoting a healthy lifestyle, timely treatment, and early rehabilitation in the event of illness.

A stroke is an acute neurological disorder caused by impaired blood circulation in the brain, leading to an insufficient supply of nutrients to certain brain areas. This results in damage and subsequent death of nerve cells in the affected regions, which manifests as functional impairment.

Strokes most commonly affect people in middle and older age. The incidence increases significantly after the age of 50, with a high mortality rate of 25–30%.

Causes of Stroke

The most common cause of blood vessel damage is atherosclerosis—a condition characterized by the buildup of fats, clots, calcium, connective tissue, and other substances inside blood vessels, leading to narrowing, blockage, and weakening of the vessel walls.
Smoking, consumption of fatty and unhealthy processed foods, alcohol intake, physical inactivity, and exposure to stress are major high-risk habits that can be addressed through preventive measures.
Age, sex, race, and genetic predisposition are risk factors that cannot be modified.
Certain medical conditions are frequent contributors to stroke and can be managed, including high blood pressure, heart disease, heart rhythm disorders, elevated blood lipids, diabetes, and carotid artery narrowing.

Symptoms

The most common symptoms of stroke include:

• Weakness or paralysis of the face, arm, or leg
• Speech disturbances (slurred or difficult speech)
• Loss of vision in one eye or one half of the visual field
• Sudden, severe headache accompanied by vomiting
• Loss of balance and coordination
• Dizziness and unsteady walking

Basic Preventive Measures

Preventive measures include dietary adjustments (avoiding foods high in saturated fats, sugars, salt, and cholesterol), limiting alcohol intake, quitting smoking and other harmful habits, and engaging in regular physical activity.

Regular medical check-ups are also essential, particularly for monitoring conditions such as high blood pressure, heart rhythm disorders, elevated blood sugar, and lipid levels.

CAREOLL Support in Patient Monitoring

The CAREOLL Practice medical software enables full automation of healthcare facility operations, electronic record-keeping, and long-term storage of administrative and medical patient data, including all medical reports and continuous monitoring of specific health conditions.

By adding follow-up visits, CAREOLL allows a chronological display of values, enabling healthcare professionals to track parameters such as blood pressure, body weight, and laboratory results over time. This makes it possible to assess patient progress based on data from all recorded examinations.

During report creation, key patient information—such as chronic conditions, past illnesses, allergies, and risk factors—can be easily highlighted and made clearly visible within the patient’s medical record. This allows physicians to quickly access the most important information about a patient’s health status.

Creating medical reports through the CAREOLL application provides faster insight into a patient’s condition and the effects of prescribed therapy on specific health parameters, streamlines data entry, and allows healthcare professionals to focus fully on patient care.