Early treatment, which includes treatment after a stroke is vital to save the patient from severe and life-threatening impairments. The objective of the stroke medication is breaking down or preventing the blood clots caused by a stroke. There are different kinds of medications that doctors may prescribe to a stroke victim, including tPA (tissue plasminogen activator), […]
After receiving post stroke emergency care, some survivors may be required to go through a surgery. However, in most cases, surgery is relatively rare and less helpful in treating and preventing a stroke. The stroke survivor’s age and current condition are two of the most important factors that are considered before performing a surgery. As most […]
Stroke rehabilitation does not reverse the post-stroke brain damage, but can substantially help stroke survivors become as independent as possible and attain the best possible quality of life. Once the stroke survivor is out of immediate danger, the next focus should be on his rehabilitation program. The duration of stroke rehabilitation depends on the stroke […]
Stroke, depending on its severity, can result in certain motor impairments, which ultimately lead to a few functional challenges. At times, these limitations (caused by neurological deficits) are enhanced by physical deconditioning due to inactivity. The specificity of such impairments varies with the degree of brain damage and the region(s) of the central nervous system […]
A stroke results in certain cognitive impairments, depending on its severity. As per collective research studies, 49 to 91% of the patients suffer cognitive impairment(s) in the first-month post-stroke. These impairments include difficulty in solving problems, memory problems and certain communication challenges. Even when the stroke is mild or the patient shows goods recovery, certain […]
An individual’s sensation can be affected by stroke with either of the loss or reduced touch, the loss or reduced temperature sensation, hypersensitivity to sensation, the loss of sensation from the bladder or bowel, Paresthesia (Altered sensation) and Proprioception (the sense of the relative position of one’s own parts of the body). If stroke damaged […]
Eye movement problems, visual processing challenges, central vision loss and visual field loss are common stroke-led vision disturbances. About two-thirds of stroke survivors suffer from vision impairment. How an individual is affected depends on exactly where the stroke occurred in the brain. Post-stroke vision problems can fall into two categories – vision loss (or vision […]
Ischemic Stroke is the most common stroke as about 85 people out of every 100 who have a stroke suffer this type. It is observed when a fatty substance called plaque collects in the walls of arteries. This entire action, known as atherosclerosis, results in blood clot (thrombus) blocking an artery leading to the brain. […]
A Hemorrhagic Stroke takes place when a blood vessel ruptures and subsequently blood accumulates in nearby cells. There are two possible causes of a Hemorrhagic Stroke – an Aneurysm (a weak area in a blood vessel that breaks open) or Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), an abnormally formed blood vessel that opens up and bleeds. About 13 […]
A sudden, temporary lack of blood flow to the brain leads to Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs) also known as mini-strokes. Unlike a Hemorrhagic stroke and Ischemic Stroke, a TIA does not kill brain cells or cause permanent disability. TIA symptoms, similar to an ischemic stroke, resolves within 24 hours, however, most of them usually last for […]