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Important Points you Need to Know about Stroke Survivors, Caregivers and Therapists.
This article is aimed at helping you know the qualities you should lookout for as a stroke survivor, caregiver or therapists. It will also help stroke survivors, family and friends to know what to expect from caregivers and therapists. It is presented in...
The Brain Stem Stroke – how much Do You Know about it?
The brain stem is a small part of the brain. It measures about one half inch in diameter and is about 2.5% of the total brain mass. There are three major areas of the brain stem: the midbrain, pons, and medulla. The brain stem plays a major role in basic bodily...
Cognitive Impairment after Stroke – What You Need to Know
Cognitive impairments are very likely to occur after a frontal lobe stroke or a stroke that affects the brain’s ability to think analytically or rationally. In this article, we will discuss some cognitive issues that are likely to occur after a frontal lobe stroke....
What are some Differences and Similarities between Stress and Anxiety?
This article explains the differences and similarities, between stress and anxiety, and also discuss treatment and management strategies. It also touched on when someone might benefit from medical attention. Stress and anxiety are natural parts of the “fight or...
The Causes, Risk factors, Diagnosis and Treatment Of Aneurysms
Some persons may be at risk of brain aneurysm if they have family members who has experienced one. In addition, genetic and lifestyle factors that weaken the walls of blood vessels greatly increase the risk of aneurysm. Below are the general list of common risk...
Post Stroke Anxiety disorders – some important points you should Know
Stroke can cause variety of physical and emotional secondary effects. One of the most common emotional challenges after stroke is anxiety. Coping with anxiety after stroke can be difficult and challenging. This topic will among other things consider how to...
What do you Know about Concussion?
This article will consider the various aspects of concussion such as; the overview, peculiar symptoms in adults and children, the recovery timeline and what to do. We will begin with the overview. What is Concussion? Concussion is also known as mild brain...
Some important Facts about Brain injuries
This article discusses different types of brain injuries and some facts your doctor wouldn’t tell you. The brain is the organ responsible for everything that makes a person human - emotion, intelligence, consciousness, movement, and sensation. It's for this...
Expressive Aphasia – What You Need To Understand
Expressive Aphasia – What You Need To Understand Generally, aphasia refers to a class of communication disorders that occur when the language center of the brain becomes damaged – usually due to a left-hemisphere stroke or traumatic brain injury. When individuals...
The Thalamic Stroke
The thalamus plays many important roles that help us perform our daily functions; such as memory, emotions, sleep-wake cycle, executive functions, processing sensory inputs, and sensorimotor control. It is responsible for relaying about 98% of all sensory inputs...
How to Regain Hand and Arm mobility after Stroke
There are many effective methods for regaining arm and hand movement after a stroke. The fact is that regaining mobility after a stroke, works differently for each person depending on their peculiar conditions, such as whether it is loss of partial...
What is a Clenched hand and how can Stroke survivors recover?
Clenched hand after an individual suffer a stroke is usually the result of severe spasticity, which is caused by disconnection and miscommunication between the brain and the muscles. If you or a loved one is suffering from curled fingers or a clenched hand after...