The left side of the brain controls all oral functions which include chewing and swallowing. After a left-sided stroke one may have trouble chewing and swallowing. One may be put on a feeding tube until they are able to relearn how to swallow or chew. Therapists can work with you to help...
We discuss here a case where an initially progressive presentation was associated with a marked improvement in both clinical and radiological assessments at 42days.#A 49-year-old white British man presented with left-sided weakness, incoordination, unsteadiness, cerebellar ataxic dysarthria and ...
It is possible to recover after a stroke. How long that takes and how much function comes back is different for each person. Some people make a full recovery, but it can take many months. What does a stroke feel like? A stroke feels like sudden weakness or numbness in your arms, legs...
Face drooping:Is one side of the face numb or drooping? When smiling, is the smile uneven or lopsided? Arm weakness:Is one arm weak or numb? When lifting the arms, does one arm droop downward? Speech difficulty:Is speech slurred or difficult to understand? Can a simple sentence be repea...
Sudden weakness or paralysis in your arm, leg, or face Sudden trouble walking, speaking, or understanding words you hear or read Vomiting or a severe headacheDrugs used to treat this and similar conditionsIsoxsuprine Isoxsuprine systemic is used for cerebrovascular insufficiency, coronary artery disea...
Methods: A 56-year old woman was admitted to the emergency room with dysarthria and left-sided weakness which were recognized when she woke up. On arrival, the NIHSS score was 7, and the patient did not complain about chest pain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected the presence of a...
A: Arm weakness.Ask the person to raise both arms. Is there weakness or numbness on one side? One arm drifting downward is a sign of one-sided arm weakness. S: Speech difficulty.People having a stroke may slur their speech or have trouble speaking at all. Speech may be incomprehensible....
Lovis Corinth and Anton Raderscheidt, both German expressionists, resumed painting after partial recovery from right-hemisphere strokes (Jung, 1974). Initially, their paintings included left-sided neglect, irregular contours, misplaced detail, and fuzziness of depiction. With recovery, neglect was reduc...
New research published inThe Journal of Physiologycould open the door to new therapies to improve the movement of arms and hands of stroke survivors. Around 8 in 10strokesurvivors are affected by one-sided weakness (called 'hemiparesis') which can cause difficulty in moving one side of the body...
Involvement of the inferior division often produces a contralateral hemianopia and, if left-sided, a fluent (Wernicke's) aphasia. If more distal branches are involved the territory of neurological deficit becomes more limited (the extreme of this being a ‘cortical hand’ syndrome due to ...