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The Effects Of A Stroke
by Any Safarodiyah
A stroke damages the brain and causes a sudden loss of brain function. The effect of a stroke depends on the type of stroke, the area of the brain damaged, and the extent of brain injury. A mild stroke may cause little or no brain damage; a major one may lead severe brain injury or even death. As the brain controls many functions of the body, a stroke can have a lot of different effects.
The brain is divided into three main parts: the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. The cerebrum is divided into two half: the right cerebral hemisphere (or half) and the left one.
A stroke on the left hemisphere may cause:
~ Weakness or paralysis on the right side of body
~ Trouble reading, talking, thinking or doing math
~ The behavior become slower and cautious than usual
~ Trouble learning or remembering new information
~ Trouble speaking, or understanding language
Possible effects of a stroke on the right hemisphere:
~ Weakness or paralysis on the left side of body
~ Problem judging distance, depth, between up and down, front or back.
~ Impaired judgment and behavior
~ Trouble in short term memory - he may remember what happened last year, but don’t remember if he already had breakfast this morning
A stroke on the cerebellum make the stroke survivor has:
~ Abnormal reflexes of the head and upper body
~ Balance problem
~ Dizziness, nausea, and vomiting
A stroke on the brain stem can be harmful, but luckily it happens very rarely. If you have a brainstem stroke, you may have troubles of many of body’s basic function:
~ Body temperature control
~ Breathing and heart function
~ Vision
~ Hearing
~ Speaking, chewing and swallowing
~ Weakness or paralysis on both side of the body
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