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Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 66-75 >> Malcolm - Interview 59 >> Malcolm says, “I’ve had a stroke but I’m not stupid.”

When Malcolm had his stroke he initially thought that he was having an angina attack. Malcolm has other health conditions including angina, diabetes, epilepsy, sleep apnoea, and is registered blind.

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 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 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 66-75 >> Interview 17 >> Did less exercise than prior to his stroke but balances that with a healthy diet and taking prescribed medications.

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 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

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