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• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 66-75 >> Interview 17 >> He wouldn't tell people that he had problems with speech and would struggle. Others from a support group encouraged him to tell people and he found th

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 17 >> His grandson will often pick him up on things he says and he does not like him reading to him. They have, however, played word games to help him recov

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 21-45 >> Interview 51 >> He was given sheets of cartoon drawing to help him communicate.

He had a stroke due to a clot aged 38 which caused severe aphasia and right paralysis of his leg and arm. Medication: dipyridamole (blood pressure), aspirin (antiplatelet), simvastatin (cholesterol).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 66-75 >> Interview 17 >> A speech therapist suggested he practice speaking in time with a metronome but he didn't find this helpful.

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 17 >> He was given help with reading and comprehension and writing cheques and letters.

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 21-45 >> Interview 49 >> She would have liked more help with reading because she wanted to be able to read more than children's books.

She had a stroke due a clot caused by a hereditary clotting disorder age 29, which caused aphasia, right paralysis and epilepsy. Medication: lipitor (cholesterol), warfarin (anticoagulant), tegretol, epilim (epilepsy), baclofen (spasms in arm).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Interview 49 >> Likes meeting other people with aphasia at Connect meetings and found lots of people she meets there have aphasia.

She had a stroke due a clot caused by a hereditary clotting disorder age 29, which caused aphasia, right paralysis and epilepsy. Medication: lipitor (cholesterol), warfarin (anticoagulant), tegretol, epilim (epilepsy), baclofen (spasms in arm).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Interview 49 >> Finds it helpful to meet other people with aphasia at Connect meetings and found lots of other people have aphasia through attending.

She had a stroke due a clot caused by a hereditary clotting disorder age 29, which caused aphasia, right paralysis and epilepsy. Medication: lipitor (cholesterol), warfarin (anticoagulant), tegretol, epilim (epilepsy), baclofen (spasms in arm).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 12 >> When she had the stroke she was completely paralysed and when she tried to speak strange noises came out her mouth.

She had a stroke at the age of 48 due to a dissection of the left carotid artery. Her stroke caused aphasia and epilepsy. Medication: pravastatin (cholesterol), aspirin (antiplatelet), Epilim, Frisium and levetiracetam (epilepsy).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 12 >> She had previously been a teacher and felt that not being able to talk or understand people and struggling to read was the worst thing that could happ

She had a stroke at the age of 48 due to a dissection of the left carotid artery. Her stroke caused aphasia and epilepsy. Medication: pravastatin (cholesterol), aspirin (antiplatelet), Epilim, Frisium and levetiracetam (epilepsy).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Interview 51 >> His wife explains that he can still speak Tamil and uses this when he talks with the family but he wants to be able to speak English again so he can b

He had a stroke due to a clot aged 38 which caused severe aphasia and right paralysis of his leg and arm. Medication: dipyridamole (blood pressure), aspirin (antiplatelet), simvastatin (cholesterol).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Interview 51 >> He was still able to sing and pray as these long established functions of language are controlled by a different part of the brain than normal speech.

He had a stroke due to a clot aged 38 which caused severe aphasia and right paralysis of his leg and arm. Medication: dipyridamole (blood pressure), aspirin (antiplatelet), simvastatin (cholesterol).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 56-65 >> Interview 53 >> He had been given a card to show to people explaining that he had a stroke and has communication difficulties. He has found this helpful and has used

He had a stroke due to a clot which came from his heart aged 55. The stroke caused right sided weakness and aphasia. Medication: perindopril (blood pressure) simvastatin (cholesterol), warfarin (anticoagulant).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 12 >> She found it helped to use facial expressions and gestures. It helped her to understand other people if they wrote things down.

She had a stroke at the age of 48 due to a dissection of the left carotid artery. Her stroke caused aphasia and epilepsy. Medication: pravastatin (cholesterol), aspirin (antiplatelet), Epilim, Frisium and levetiracetam (epilepsy).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Interview 51 >> They felt the speech therapy had been excellent are encouraging their daughter to train as speech therapist.

He had a stroke due to a clot aged 38 which caused severe aphasia and right paralysis of his leg and arm. Medication: dipyridamole (blood pressure), aspirin (antiplatelet), simvastatin (cholesterol).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 56-65 >> Interview 53 >> He would have liked more help from speech therapy and felt it stopped because of lack of funding.

He had a stroke due to a clot which came from his heart aged 55. The stroke caused right sided weakness and aphasia. Medication: perindopril (blood pressure) simvastatin (cholesterol), warfarin (anticoagulant).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 12 >> She bought children's books and practiced speaking by copying the news readers on the television but found it difficult not to be able to join in conv

She had a stroke at the age of 48 due to a dissection of the left carotid artery. Her stroke caused aphasia and epilepsy. Medication: pravastatin (cholesterol), aspirin (antiplatelet), Epilim, Frisium and levetiracetam (epilepsy).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Interview 51 >> Finds it helpful to go to Connect meetings to discuss news and other issues and to share experiences with people who have the same problem.

He had a stroke due to a clot aged 38 which caused severe aphasia and right paralysis of his leg and arm. Medication: dipyridamole (blood pressure), aspirin (antiplatelet), simvastatin (cholesterol).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 12 >> Woman with aphasia had started to use buses which was hard but she has learned how to do it.

She had a stroke at the age of 48 due to a dissection of the left carotid artery. Her stroke caused aphasia and epilepsy. Medication: pravastatin (cholesterol), aspirin (antiplatelet), Epilim, Frisium and levetiracetam (epilepsy).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Interview 02 >> She completely lost her speech after her stroke which she said felt like being trapped in a box. She tried to communicate with her eyes but it did not

She had a stroke after an operation to remove a malignant melanoma. The stroke caused right weakness of her arm and problems with speech. Medication: aspirin (antiplatelet).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Interview 02 >> Her speech therapist explained that she had been left with a communication problem which made it difficult for her to find alternatives for words.

She had a stroke after an operation to remove a malignant melanoma. The stroke caused right weakness of her arm and problems with speech. Medication: aspirin (antiplatelet).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Interview 02 >> She initially found it difficult to talk to people particularly strangers. Her mum stayed around after her stroke and dealt with the telephone calls.

She had a stroke after an operation to remove a malignant melanoma. The stroke caused right weakness of her arm and problems with speech. Medication: aspirin (antiplatelet).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Interview 02 >> At the start she could not speak at all and had to go back to being like a child and practicing making word sounds. She also went onto have some help

She had a stroke after an operation to remove a malignant melanoma. The stroke caused right weakness of her arm and problems with speech. Medication: aspirin (antiplatelet).