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How Stroke Affects You
How your stroke affects you depends on
- which part of your brain was damaged
- how severe your stroke was
- your age and general health before your stroke
Common Effects/Symptoms
The location of your stroke will dictate which side of the body is affected—opposite side of the body to brain and which functions will be affected. Everyone’s stroke will be different even if they are of the same type
- weakness, clumsiness, heaviness or paralysis down one side. (This may affect an arm or leg, one side of your face, or the whole of one side of your body).
- difficulty swallowing
- disturbed vision or eye problems
- continence problems i.e. loss of bladder/bowel control
- tiredness
- numbness/sensation problems
- upset balance, dizziness
- communication problems—written, spoken, reading, calculating
- psychological effects—mood swings, behaviour, anxiety, depression
- cognitive effects—poor concentration, memory and thinking problems e.g. the ability to process information
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