It seems like nobody's home so-to-speak
2006-08-23 16:51:48 · 13 answers · asked by disalvo_casimiro 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
With Speech Therapy, Occupation Therapy and Physical Therapy your mom might recover. She may never be 100% the way she was. Give her brain a chance to rebuild pathways. Work with her.
Although stroke is a disease of the brain, it can affect the entire body. A common disability that results from stroke is complete paralysis on one side of the body, called hemiplegia. A related disability that is not as debilitating as paralysis is one-sided weakness or hemiparesis. Stroke may cause problems with thinking, awareness, attention, learning, judgment, and memory. Stroke survivors often have problems understanding or forming speech. A stroke can lead to emotional problems. Stroke patients may have difficulty controlling their emotions or may express inappropriate emotions. Many stroke patients experience depression. Stroke survivors may also have numbness or strange sensations. The pain is often worse in the hands and feet and is made worse by movement and temperature changes, especially cold temperatures.
Recurrent stroke is frequent; about 25 percent of people who recover from their first stroke will have another stroke within 5 years.
2006-08-24 14:23:05 · answer #1 · answered by hello 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she had some brain injury and has permanent memory loss or doesn't speak much, then there is most likely not much of a recovery. find out her diagnosis from the doctor or another family member that is updated on it. I am a nurse for people who have strokes and brain injuries as a result. Some of them can't remember their kids, lives, how old they are, yet they can memorize every lyric to every song, recite paragraphs from books, or other things. The brain is so sensitive in many areas. Depending on what happened, she may recover. Try to find out her diagnosis or ask a physician what they expect of her.
2006-08-23 23:58:03 · answer #2 · answered by blueberry-yum-yum! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry to hear about your Mother's stroke. With a stroke, what you see now is not necessarily what you will get later. She will have speech therapy, and most likely get better. It takes anywhere from a few months to a year, before you actually know how she will be. Her personality most likely will improve, as the body and mind adjust to what has happened to her. I will keep you and your mother in prayers, as , my sister had a stroke two months ago.
2006-08-24 00:01:28 · answer #3 · answered by RY 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on how serious the stroke was. My grandma had a stroke when I was a teenager, and her personality never really came back. But my mom had a stroke a few months ago and she seems pretty much back to normal already.
Keep talking to your mom, she will benefit from your love and care even if she doesn't completely recover her personality.
Good luck!
Blessings, W.
2006-08-24 00:00:12 · answer #4 · answered by DontPanic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I work at a Nursing Home.. so i deal with stroke patients on a day to day bases. I have seen ppl that have had strokes fully recover before. They go from a zombie like state( blank face, hardly saying a word, requireing full care with grooming) To their regular selves over a period of time.. just give her time to heal.. i think she will be all right.
2006-08-23 23:58:27 · answer #5 · answered by Jeremy J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry about your mother's health. It's hard to tell. How long ago did she have it? I work with stroke patients so I pretty sure know how well they will recover. How about her physical condition? Is she able to walk? Does she cry a lot for no reason? All patients recover differently. Mentally and physically.
2006-08-23 23:59:56 · answer #6 · answered by Art The Wise 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one can really answer that. It sounds to me like she had a mild stroke, and usually yes, she will recover as close to her old self as possible. I know several people who had mild strokes and in due time, you would never know it.. I hope she's okay.
2006-08-23 23:58:13 · answer #7 · answered by mystery_lvr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it depends on multiple factors. when she had the stroke. what kind of stroke she had. where in her brain she had the stroke. whether it was embolic, hemorrhagic. how old she is. her general health before the stroke. don't give up. time can do wonders. the earlier in the process that she has intensive rehab the better.
2006-08-24 00:10:05 · answer #8 · answered by kim b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She will need speech therapy. If she works really hard at it she can get back most of her speech.
2006-08-24 00:08:11 · answer #9 · answered by diaryofamadblackman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try using an electric collar on her a few times.
2006-08-23 23:53:31 · answer #10 · answered by johnneedsaname4 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋