A large part of the central nervous system controls vision, and therefore our eyesight may be affected after a stroke (paralysis) with a high probability. Post-stroke visual problems have been referred with an estimated frequency of 65% in the stroke population. Visual impairment after stroke may be generally categorized into four visual problems: central visual...
Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) is generally named as “brain vascular tangle” among the general public and in everyday usage. In fact, AVM is exactly what it sounds like; a vascular tangle formed by the abnormal interconnection of arteries and veins in the brain. The arterial blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the brain...
The recovery process of the patients who have paralysis varies according to the cause of the paralysis, its severity, the person’s general health condition and many other factors. The recovery of a patient who have paralysis may take weeks, months or years. A paralyzed patient may fully recover, partially recover or remain in need of...
Hemiparesis is a muscle weakness that develops in one half of the body. It may affect only the right or only the left side of the body. Weakness is seen in the muscles of the arms, legs and face on one side of the body. This one-sided weakness limits the person’s movements and negatively affects...
Alcohol is a widely consumed beverage worldwide and long-term alcohol consumption is known to carry numerous health risks. One particularly worrying consequence is its link to an increased risk of stroke- paralysis. In this article, you will get the relationship between alcohol consumption and stroke-paralysis risk. Numerous studies have shown that there is a direct...
“Is stroke temporary?”, ‘is stroke treatable?’ are the first issues that patients who had a stroke and their relatives are curious about. In fact, stroke means permanent damage to the brain by definition. However, the injury and disability caused by stroke may be got over in time. So, the person who had a stroke can...
One of our consulters asked: “My mother had a clot in her brain 2 years ago. She received physical therapy but did not recover. Does she have a chance to recover anymore?” It is very important for patients who had a stroke (paralysis) to start physical therapy at the earliest period. In patients who have...
Stroke is a major health problem which affects millions of people. There are more than 100 million stroke patients worldwide and every year more than 12 million people have a stroke. Stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted because of the brain embolism, brain vascular occlusion or brain hemorrhage. Stroke leads to...
Swallowing disorders, which are also known as dysphagia, are a common complication that is seen in people who had a stroke-paralysis. Swallowing process in stroke patients necessitates a coordinated effort of muscles and nerves, and when the paralysis disrupts the delicate balance, it may lead to significant problems in eating and drinking. In this article,...
Patients who had a stroke do not only develop physical problems. In addition, significant personality changes and psychological disorders also occur. Personality changes and behavioral disorders may cause the patient to behave like a different person. Understanding why stroke patients behave different and accepting the personality changes can be a big step towards changing the...
