Stroke A stroke happens when blood flow to a part of the brain stops. A stroke is sometimes called a brain attack. If blood flow is stopped for longer than a few seconds, the brain cannot get blood and oxygen. Brain cells can die, causing permanent damage. STROKE : CEREBELLUM AFFECTED (1ST STROKE APPROXIMATELY MAY OF THIS YEAR) Effects of a right hemisphere stroke: The effects of a right hemisphere stroke may include the following: left-sided weakness (left hemiparesis) or paralysis (left hemiplegia) and sensory impairment denial of paralysis or impairment and reduced insight into the problems created by the stroke (this concept is called left neglect), visual problems, including an inability to see the left visual field of each eye (homonymous hemianopsia), spatial problems with depth perception or directions such as up/down and front/back, inability to localize or recognize body parts, inability to understand maps and find objects such as clothing or toiletry items, memory problems, behavioral changes such as lack of concern about situations, impulsivity, inappropriateness, and depression STROKE : TEMPORAL LOBE AFFECTED (2ND STROKE, RIGHT BRAIN - ONE MONTH AGO YESTERDAY) Disturbance in function of the temporal lobe may be caused by ischaemic or haemorrhagic damage, as with a cerebrovascular event (CVE). Disturbance of temporal lobe function may also occur with space-occupying lesions, trauma and may be associated with epilepsy. The temporal lobe is a complex part of the brain dealing with many higher functions and so behaviour and intellect may be affected rather than gross.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 07:44:52 +0000
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