National Neurology Week

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00:00Now, we have held the National Neurology Week for a week to bring to the public the importance of the health of our brain and nervous system.

00:09And to explain to us what the purpose of the National Neurology Week is, as well as the important facts about the conditions that can affect our brain.

00:19Excuse me.

00:20We will be joined by Neurologist of the CINA, Dr. Jonah Carabal, and also Dr. Celeste Peña.

00:27Good morning, Doc. Welcome to Rise and Shine Philippines. This is Dian and Audrey.

00:33Good morning.

00:36Good morning.

00:38Good morning. Thank you for joining us online.

00:41Let's start with Dr. Celeste.

00:43First of all, can you explain the importance of the National Neurology Week and what is the main purpose of this, Doc?

00:54Yes. Thank you, Ms. Dian.

00:56So, the National Neurology Week was initially declared in 2007 by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

01:03So, it was proclamation 1408.

01:06And it was amended in October 2009 with proclamation number 1921.

01:13And it was declared that the National Neurology Week is held every second Sunday of November.

01:20Our goal is to bring to the public through lay forums and lectures,

01:27the knowledge about the diseases or conditions of the brain and nervous system that are commonly treated by neurologists.

01:35So, it is important to inform our countrymen that the neurologists who are members of the Philippine Neurological Association

01:43are the doctors who treat the diseases of the brain and nervous system.

01:48So, we have many lectures that are held all over the country in all regions of the Philippines.

01:54Like last year, our target audience is the barangay health workers.

01:59And this year, our focus is the employees of different companies.

02:05So, our theme for this year is Brain Health in the Workplace.

02:11Okay, to Dr. Jonna again.

02:14For our countrymen, what are the diseases or conditions of the brain and nervous system that are commonly treated by our countrymen?

02:26Good morning again.

02:28So, the most common is stroke or stroke in the brain.

02:33It is followed by epilepsy and developmental disorders in children.

02:38But for our employees, the most common is headache and body aches like low back pain.

02:49And also insomnia, people who cannot sleep because of stress at work.

02:55So, in this Neurology Week, which occurs this week, November 3 to 10,

03:03the topics that we have lectured all over the country are stroke, epilepsy, headache, and common back pains or low back pain, and also insomnia.

03:18Those are the topics that we will lecture this week to our employees.

03:27Okay, Dr. Jonna, what are the most common symptoms that people should monitor to know if they have a problem with their brain or nervous system?

03:39Okay, hi Ms. Diane.

03:41Because stroke is the most common brain or nervous system disease,

03:48we have what we call a BFAST,

03:52which is used to know if a person is already having or intending to have a stroke.

04:02So, B for balance.

04:04If the balance is lost,

04:06E for eye problem,

04:08if the vision is blurred or blurred,

04:12F for facial asymmetry,

04:14if the face is crooked,

04:18A for arm weakness,

04:20if the arm is losing consciousness or is strong,

04:24S for speech,

04:26if the speech is slurred or difficult to speak,

04:31and T for time,

04:32time from onset,

04:34which is 4.5 hours or 4.5 hours.

04:38So, that is the most common thing that we want to tell people,

04:43that if they feel that,

04:45they should go to the nearest hospital to get treated,

04:50because they can already be treated.

04:52So, for other diseases,

04:54headache.

04:55Headache can be commonly a migraine, tension, headache from stress.

05:02But we also have headaches that are dangerous,

05:07just like an aneurysm.

05:10It's dangerous.

05:12It can kill you.

05:14So, we have red flags for headaches.

05:18If the head is really hurting,

05:21the most painful headache in a person's life,

05:26along with nausea,

05:29loss of consciousness,

05:33that is a red flag that needs to be brought to the nearest hospital.

05:39If the headache is accompanied by a stroke,

05:43or because of a recent head trauma,

05:48that is also a red flag that needs to be brought to the nearest hospital.

05:57Sometimes, people think that the headache is a common headache.

06:01But, Dr. Celeste,

06:04what are the new methods or technologies in the field of neurology

06:10that can help improve our health, particularly in the brain?

06:17Well, for now, aside from general neurology and child neurology,

06:24neurology has a lot of subspecialties.

06:27We have a lot of students who studied further studies

06:34to become experts in our subspecialties,

06:39such as epilepsy, dementia, movement disorders, and stroke.

06:44These subspecialties have access to new technologies

06:49to diagnose and treat these diseases.

06:53One example of this is Parkinson's disease.

06:56We have a new operation called deep brain stimulation.

07:02They put in DBS so that the patients affected by Parkinson's disease can walk again.

07:11Patients who have symptoms of stroke,

07:14we have a lot of hospitals that have MRI machines

07:19that can see if there is a root canal

07:22before the symptoms of stroke are obvious,

07:26such as a lump or a paralyzed patient.

07:29So, early intervention, early diagnosis,

07:32is helpful for preventing further progression of the disease.

07:37Okay.

07:38Lastly, to you, Dr. Celeste and Dr. Jonah,

07:41this is National Neurology Week.

07:43What message do you want to convey to our audience?

07:47Also, about the prevention and treatment of neurological conditions.

07:50Dr. Celeste.

07:52Yes.

07:53We want to inform the public

07:56that many brain and nervous system diseases can be treated.

08:01Of course, it is important for you to know the symptoms of these diseases.

08:06This is the true goal of the Philippine Neurological Association,

08:10to convey this important information to the public

08:14through lectures and information campaigns

08:18during National Neurology Week.

08:20You can also go to our Facebook page

08:24where you can see a lot of posts.

08:27We also have live lectures

08:29that can help educate you about neurological diseases.

08:34Thanks, Dr. Celeste.

08:35Dr. Jonah.

08:37Okay.

08:39The Philippine Neurological Association is conducting

08:44an advocacy program

08:46to inform our citizens

08:51and our workers

08:56about the symptoms of brain diseases,

09:00how to prevent them, and how to treat them.

09:05Thank you for sharing your knowledge and information with us.

09:09This is Dr. Jonah Carabal-Handumon

09:13and Dr. Maria Celeste Peña.

09:15Thank you again.

09:16Thank you, Doctor.

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