Hi Everyone – this section will show you a series of some excellent videos by Dr Karen Sullivan, a board certified neuropsychologist, from North Carolina, U.S.A. (meet Dr Sullivan HERE). She explains in an informative and pleasant manner the various stages of strokes on the brain and what happens after a stroke.
I am pleased to confirm that I have permission from “I Care For Your Brain” to show these very interesting video clips with you below. You will get more details than I could ever explain by clicking on her website – HERE Sorry – I have no control over the adverts that might be at the start or during these videos, but you can click on “skip adverts” after a few seconds.
I hope the following information will be of help and comfort to you:
4 TYPES OF OF A STROKE
PART 1: CEREBELLAR STROKE: The cerebellum is the portion of the brain that controls movement and maintains balance. It’s located at the back of your brain, at the bottom. It has a symmetric left and right side. Each side controls coordination and movement for the corresponding side of your body. Please view video link HERE
PART 2: BASAL GANGLIA STROKE: This type of stroke occurs when blood leaks from a burst, torn, or unstable blood vessel into the tissue in the brain. The buildup of blood can create swelling, pressure, and, ultimately, brain damage. Many basal ganglia strokes are hemorrhagic strokes, which often result from uncontrolled high blood pressure Please view link HERE
PART 3: THALMIC STROKE: A thalamic stroke is a type of lacunar stroke, which refers to a stroke in a deep part of your brain. Thalamic strokes occur in your thalamus, a small but important part of your brain Please view link HERE
PART 4: PONS STROKE: A pontine cerebrovascular accident (also known as a pontine CVA or pontine stroke) is a type of ischemic stroke that affects the pons region of the brain stem. A pontine stroke can be particularly devastating and may lead to paralysis and the rare condition known as Locked-in Syndrome (LiS) Please view link HERE
NEURO-FATIGUE: Neuro–fatigue is one of the most debilitating consequences of a brain injury, as it influences everything the injured person does, both physically and mentally. A person’s emotions can also become raw when they are tired Please view link HERE
BRAIN PLASTISTICITY AFTER STROKE
Neuroplasticity occurs when brain cells regenerate, re-establish, and rearrange neural connections in response to the damage inflicted by a stroke. In effect, the brain works around the dead cells and attempts to construct other neural pathways to compensate
Part 1: Please view link HERE
Part 2: Please view link HERE
STROKE GUIDE TO RECOVERY:
Because every brain is different from birth and every stroke is different, it makes sense that every stroke recovery will be different. For details, please click on link HERE
Please Remember: The above information is from the U.S.A. but a great deal of it, apart from the “Health Care” section in the U.S.A., is relevant for anyone.
Personal Note: Many thanks to “I Care for your Brain” organisation for their contribution and to our friend, Joe, who brought my attention to this very helpful website.