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• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 56-65 >> Interview 31 >> Had been a heavy drinker and a smoker and thinks that this caused his stroke.

This man had two TIAs (aged 56) and a stroke (aged 57) due to clots. The stroke caused temporary paralysis on his left. Medication: perindopril, bendroflumethiazide (blood pressure), atorvastatin (cholesterol), aspirin, delayed release dipyridamole (antiplatelet).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 19 >> Had been a heavy smoker and was told this contributed to his stroke.

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 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 15 >> He feels that he was an accident waiting to happen because of high blood pressure and cholesterol and that his high fat diet may have been partially r

He had his stroke due to a clot aged 54 which caused right sided paralysis and muscle spasms. Medication: amlodopine, perindopril (blood pressure), ezetimibe (cholesterol), aspirin (antiplatelet).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 66-75 >> Interview 14 >> Her stroke was caused by high blood pressure but she had not had her's checked before the stroke and now urges other people to get their own blood pre

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).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 56-65 >> Interview 16 >> Regrets not changing his lifestyle and attending check-ups following his heart attack and feels that this was the reason for his stroke.

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 21-45 >> Interview 51 >> High blood pressure and high cholesterol run in her husband's family and other family members have been advised to get themselves checked because they

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 20 >> Her stroke was caused by an unusual heart beat which formed a clot that went from the heart to the brain.

This woman had a stroke due to a clot from her heart at the age of 67 which caused mild visual loss and temporary speech problems. Medication: amplodopine, atenolol (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), warfarin, (anticoagulation).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 06 >> Describes how he tries to prevent another stroke by increasing his fitness, watching his diet and drinking only moderately with advice from the hospit

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 46-55 >> Interview 19 >> Gave up smoking immediately after his stroke but this was easier because he had been debilitated and physically unable to smoke. Recommends others giv

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 46-55 >> Interview 05 >> Gave up smoking after her stroke but took it up again defiantly when she was taken back into hospital because she was very ill.

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 56-65 >> Interview 28 >> Moderates his drinking now even when friends encourage him to have more.

He had a stroke due to a clot aged 62, which caused right weakness, spasms and speech problems. Medication: ramipril, diltiazem hydrochloride, prazosin hydrochloride, adalat (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), aspirin, dipyridamole (antiplatelet).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 66-75 >> Interview 33 >> When she had her blood pressure checked at the surgery it was very high. She was sent home with a blood pressure monitor and her reading was found to

She had a stroke due to a clot aged 67, which caused weakness of her left arm and face and some initial speech problems. Medication: perindropril (blood pressure) simvastatin (cholesterol), aspirin, delayed release dipyridamole (antiplatelets).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Michelle - Interview 65 >> Michelle experienced a TIA before her stroke and feels that her symptoms did not correspond to the signs outlined in the FAST campaign.

Michelle experienced her TIA at the age of 26. She experienced visual disturbance and was unable to speak coherently but after five or ten minutes the symptoms gradually subsided. She had several of these episodes over the following months which were not diagnosed specifically as TIA and then later went on to experience a full stroke.

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