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 08 >> Had initial problems swallowing and was given pureed food but he regained his swallow after about 2 months.

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 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 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 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 66-75 >> Interview 20 >> Always reads the health pages in the daily newspapers but sometimes gets frustrated by apparently contradictory information.

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 19 >> He hated the look of his pureed Sunday lunch and says he preferred the chocolate his wife brought in for him.

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 19 >> He hated the look of his pureed Sunday lunch and says he preferred the chocolate his wife brought in for him.

Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 08 >> Had initial problems swallowing and was given pureed food but he regained his swallow after about 2 months.

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