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• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 76-95 >> Interview 27 >> A carotid Doppler scan of neck arteries revealed that surgery may help to restore blood flow and stop his TIAs.

He had multiple TIAs from the age 81. Within a year he had bilateral carotid endarterectomies which were successful. Medication: lisinopril, bendrofluazide, atenolol (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), aspirin (antiplatelet).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 06 >> Collapsed with a heart condition whilst out training on his bike. Had a stroke during an operation on the heart valve but felt the stroke was an accep

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 24 >> Her stroke occurred after losing a lot of blood during a hip operation but she wonders if it may have happened anyway.

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 56-65 >> Interview 01 >> He doesn't remember his operation but understands that they cleared the blood and repaired a blood vessel. He is very grateful to the surgeon who perf

He had a stroke due to hemorrhage aged 57, which caused left paralysis, left neglect and some early problems with speech. Medication: atenolol, ramipril (blood pressure), levetiracetam (epilepsy), paroxetine (antidepressant), omeprazole, (gastric resistant tablets).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 05 >> She had a relatively rare procedure known as stereotatic radiotherapy to repair a malfunction of the connection between arteries and veins which had c

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 17 >> He was told that an operation would not help because the blockage in his carotid artery had caused permanent damage.

He had a stroke owing to a blocked left carotid artery aged 66 which caused aphasia and reading and writing problems. Medication: amlodipine, bendroflumethiazide (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), aspirin, dipyridamole (antiplatelet).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 66-75 >> Interview 03 >> At first she decided not to have the carotid endarterectomy because of the risk but when she kept having TIAs she went ahead and had the surgery under

She had multiple TIAs from the age of 65 and eventually had carotid endarterectomy age 67. Medication: perindopril (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), aspirin (antiplatelet), clopidpgrel (antiplatelet).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 76-95 >> Interview 27 >> During his first carotid endarterectomy he had a problem with his heart and needed to be resuscitated. He has no regrets about the operation because i

He had multiple TIAs from the age 81. Within a year he had bilateral carotid endarterectomies which were successful. Medication: lisinopril, bendrofluazide, atenolol (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), aspirin (antiplatelet).