Conservative treatment and care of patients with chronic cerebrovascular diseases

1. Big picture

Chronic cerebrovascular disease means the long-term phase after stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), or chronic brain injury due to vascular disease such as multiple infarcts, lacunar infarcts, white matter disease, vascular cognitive impairment, and residual neurological deficits.

The examiner usually wants a practical answer:

After the acute stroke phase, treatment has three main goals:

1. Prevent another stroke

2. Prevent complications of immobility and disability

3. Maximize recovery and independence through rehabilitation

The key exam sentence:

**Conservative treatment of chronic cerebrovascular disease includes secondary stroke pre