A young man in good shape and healthy in California is now faced with a long and difficult recovery after having undergone a major stroke, which has almost claimed his life. The stroke occurred after an apparently harmless natural response – resisting – used a break in one of its neck arteries.
Ian Applegate, a 35 -year -old man from Santa Cruz, began to feel alarming stroke symptoms on February 9, after having sneezed while sitting inside his car with his wife and their four -year -old son. It was the first day of Applegate after having fallen with the flu for a week.
“I had just started the car and I was preparing to drive. I sneeled three times, then the third time that she caused this blinding headache and completely turned”, he recalled.
Applegate suddenly felt atrocious and blinding headache, intense stunning that looked like the world turned, and severe firing pain that radiated from his neck to the back of the head and the left eye. Soon he felt pins and needles on his body and the whole left side, including his face, was numb.
“The pain was excruciating. I was very disoriented and threw,” he said.
Sulflining a stroke, he was quickly emergency to Dominican California hospital. The doctors discovered that his violent sneeze had caused a dissection of the vertebral artery, which led to a blockage and interrupted the blood flow to his brain, triggering the stroke.
Dissection of the vertebral artery can occur without any clear cause but most likely occurs in people with some health termsLike smoking, high blood pressure or genetic disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (problems of connective tissues). It can also result from neck injuries, such as car accidents, heavy weightlifting or even sneezing. The other risks include yoga, chiropractic adjustments or any situation involving sudden or prolonged neck movements.
Applegate was immediately put on blood medication to avoid more coagulation and reduce the risk of additional complications. However, the serious brain vascular accident left him significant damage to his left side, leaving him unable to swallow or walk without help, even a month after the incident.
“It was a fairly hard sneeze but I never lived anything like this in my life. I never thought it was possible. I am afraid of sneezing now. My wife is eight months pregnant and I want to be there for childbirth.”
“I can say that I’m going to have trouble taking care of myself and the baby. I just want to be at home in time for the birth of the baby. I try to stay positive and continue my exercises until I improve myself,” he said.
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