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• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 08 >> He moved to a more suitable house because of his mobility problems and found it hard that his wife had to organise the decorating as before he would h

He had a stroke due to a clot aged 49 which caused right paralysis and speech problems. Medication: bendroflumethiazide, perindopril (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), aspirin, persantin (antiplatelets), baclofen (muscle spasms).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 56-65 >> Interview 16 >> When he came home for the weekend they moved his bed downstairs and he had to use a commode but he thought the visits home were fantastic.

He had a stroke due to a clot at the age of 55 which stroke caused initial paralysis on his left side. Current medication: ramipril, bendroflemethiazide (blood pressure), lipitor (cholesterol), aspirin, dipyridamole (antiplatelet).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 06 >> When he first got home he found even getting washed and dressed very tiring and was very dependant on his wife.

He had his stroke at the age of 53 during an emergency heart operation. His stroke caused partial right-sided paralysis and vision loss. Medication: bisoprolol (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), aspirin (antiplatelet).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 76-95 >> Interview 32 >> When she came home she missed the company and the support of the hospital staff.

She had a stroke due to a clot at the age of 88. The stroke caused weakness and cold sensitivity in her left hand and problems with eating and drinking. Medication: Antibiotics.

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 19 >> Enjoyed visits home from the hospital and out in the evening, although they made him very aware of his disability and the problems he would face in th

Stroke at 45 due to dissection of right carotid artery. Caused left paralysis, spasms & painful spasticity. Medication: perindopril (blood pressure) statin (cholesterol), aspirin (antiplatelet), citalopram (depression) clonazepam, tramadol (spasms/pain).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 76-95 >> Interview 24 >> On her home visit they assessed her home to see what adaptations she needed and how she coped in the kitchen.

She had her stroke during a hip operation at the age of 78. The stroke caused right partial paralysis and some pain in the leg. Medication: aspirin (antiplatelet) panadol (pain).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Interview 11 >> Discharged herself from hospital because she was desperate to get home and didn't want to be on a ward with mainly older people but then found it diff

She had a stroke caused by a clot at the age of 34. The stroke caused left-sided paralysis, left hemianopia (loss of vision in left field) and epilepsy. Medication: aspirin (antiplatelet), epilim, tegretol (epilepsy).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 05 >> She refused to have adaptations made to her house because she did not want it to reflect her disability but later realised she needed a banister on th

She had two strokes 3 months apart (aged 43) due to haemorrhages from arterial venous malformations. The second stroke caused right-sided paralysis and muscles spasm. Medication: baclofen (spasms), phenergan (anxiety), phenytoin (epilepsy due to a brain tumour age 41).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 66-75 >> Interview 14 >> She felt very vulnerable and frightened at being home and thinks her husband did not understand. She would like to see more support for people when th

She had a stroke due to a hemorrhage aged 60, which caused left paralysis, spasms, central post stroke pain (CPSP) and depression. Medication: bendrofluazide (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), fluoxetine (depression), gabapentin (CPSP).