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• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 56-65 >> Interview 16 >> At first he was frightened about the impact of the stroke but was reassured if a little surprised that he would be helped to do things for himself ver

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 76-95 >> Interview 40 >> Explains that she just accepted the diagnosis even though it was clear that she would not be able to continue with quite a lot of activities.

She had a stroke due to a clot from her heart at the age of 81. The stroke caused partial paralysis of her right hand side and problems with memory. Medication: Cardicor, coversyl (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), warfarin (anticoagulation).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 66-75 >> Interview 44 >> He was very unhappy when he was told that he'd had a stroke because he was worried about disability and about having to be looked after.

He had a stroke due to a clot at the age of 60 which caused left sided weakness in his leg and paralysis of his hand. His speech was also affected and he has depression. Medication: aspirin (antiplatelet) simvastatin (cholesterol) fluoxetine (depression).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Michelle - Interview 65 >> Michelle found out that she had a stroke from her father. She was frustrated by the lack of direct communication with medical staff.

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.