Stroke unit ninewells hospital
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Hi there, I was discharged from a stroke unit in the uk yesterday after having a mini ischaemic stroke which I was frombolised for. When I was first admitted my troponin levels were at 365, dropping to 190 over a 4 day period. I'm unsure of the level now but I imagine it's lower. But I know healthy people are supposed to have no reading. I'm a 29 year old, otherwise healthy female - no drinking smoking or drugs. No history of strokes in the family.
I was told that my elderly mom had a major stroke, first by a clot, they have said.. and then another issue days later(?) cause by an atrial fibrillation. Now they say the situation is critical... R sided stroke, and my mom hasn't really regained consciousness. her MRI shows one major stoke, and then a subsequent one caused by bleeding. Mannitol given and swelling of the brain has greatly subsided. Reacts to painful stimuli, by moving toes, when pinched under the arm. NG tube in place.
After spending 8 days in the hospital getting my heart back into sinus rhythm (3 cardioversions + Tikosyn) I am back to Afib (off the Tikosyn) and have a 'normal' heart rate of 100 now. I presently take Lisinopril, Digoxin, Warfarin, and Carvedilol. Is 'my present condition' truly something that should not cause concern to me. Isn't being in constant AFib causing my chances of a stroke to rise considerably???
• balance problems (ataxia)
• Vertigo and dizziness
• Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) and articulating words (dysphasia)
• Sensory problems (issues with numbness)
• Weakness that affects ability to stand and walk symmetrically
• Arm weakness
Recovery following a stroke depends on a number of factors {The Australian National Stroke Foundation}
• Location
• Type of stroke (bleed or block)
• How much brain tissue damage has occurred
• General health prior to the stroke (how active your father wa
It has to be ordered by his unit and his unit doesnt seem to care. Thank you so much for your concern on my husbands behalf. I am at a dead end and dont know what else to do.. i guess one voice isnt loud enough in this situation.. and theres nothing i can do from here in the states. If my husband were home, we would be at the doctor figuring this out. But to the army.. he is just another soldier. What scares me is, it so very easy for him to have another heat stroke under the same conditions..
Our mom, Suzanne, who is 71 had a stroke on the back of her head, on the brain stem on May 23rd 2008. All of her memory and the part of her brain that makes her who she is, is all there. Thank god!
Suzanne was diagnosed with a stroke 7 1/2 hours after being rushed to the emergency room. My family and I found this a bit odd since she had every symptom of having a stroke.
And we all know that it is vital to get help and diagnosed as soon as possible, when a person apperes to have had a stroke.
41yr old female presents to stroke unit with left side arm/leg weakness. Physiotherapist not convinced it is a stroke. dragging left leg and left arm in a contracted position. C.T and M.R.I are negative, doplar also negative. Blood pressure and chlorestrol normal, however does have a raised E.S.R. Awaiting angiogram.
I live in the UK and I am planning on giving birth in a maternity unit, there are only 8 midwifes that work there and they dont do epidurals and stuff that a hospital do, this is my first pregnancy, am I in for a shock with the amount of pain i'll be in?
Also, if the baby is healthy then I am allowed to give birth and go home as soon as I want, I just want to go in, give birth and maybe rest a few hours then go home, what should I pack?
At the other hospital there were only 2 showers for the entire unit. (I think that was the only weird part about that hospital stay.) Sometimes the other patients will yell a little or cry, but ya know... it is a unit for psych. patients. If you are able to see that they are just having a rough time, you will be able to cope with it. (I say cope like it is something that happened all day long.. it didn't happen very often... I would say once or twice a day.
the doctor told us that he is sure that the migraine caused the stroke and that there was no clot to speak of he said this is a very rare kind of stroke. And they have moved my mother to a rehab facility at the hospital she works at. her left leg is getting better everyday and her right arm is showing some improvement.
My father,43 years old, had a stroke 2 weeks ago, he has been in the hospital since the stroke. today i am told that he is going to be released and rehab is not an option for him. why is that? he does not have insurance, and SSI is working on his case? is rehab only for thse with insurance? is there anything i can do, or what other options are there?
He is 70 years old with blood work and blood pressure of a much younger man. When you take coumadin to help prevent a stroke then learn that taking it could also cause a stroke-that's kind of scary. My husband also started taking cod liver oil daily which we read keeps those arteries nice and slippery making it hard for clots to form. He also takes bunches of different vitamins. Thanks also for the heads up about a physicians "Standard of Care" rules.
Hi all, its now been 2 weeks since my father had a stroke. We managed to get him onto the stroke specialist unit on monday which was brilliant news as the care there is 10 times better than on the general medical ward. He had a really bad dry mouth and started to get a few ulcers. They have totally sorted out his mouth and he generally looks much more healthier. That is the good news...
My husband was just released from the stroke unit, after 4 days of conflicting information. Finally, a MRA with contrast was done, and they found that the pica artery was occluded. This was the reason for the imbalance he was experiencing, and the sudden onset of a severe headache. It was determined that he had a small stroke. My question is, ( because I couldn't get a straight answer from the team of interns in this big city, teaching hospital...
My mother suffered a watershed stroke during or after cardiac surgery 7 years ago. She is still paralyzed on her right side but regained other skills through my constant care and talking about memories she had lost. She is now 88 and her short-term memory is failing. My question is regarding mood swings. Does this type of stroke affect one's ability to manage anger? She is almost bi-polar with me and I don't always see the change coming.
Do you mean a physical trauma to someone that is recovering from a stroke? Or memory loss due to a stroke?
Strokes can definitely cause memory loss. If trauma after a stroke, what kind? Trauma to the head? How long ago was the stroke?
I know that the doctors and therapists were very worried about setbacks if my husband were to fall or hit his head by banging into something in the first few months after his stroke.
We called the ambulance and when the ER doc did a CT of his head they saw he had 2 stroke areas on his brain, so the first stroke was on 10-30, we just did not know it was a stroke b/c it hit the visual cortex of his brain. The 2nd one hit his frontal lobe area and hit his language area of his brain. The injury to his neck, caused a carotid artery dissection and it threw blood clots which caused the 2 strokes. So be careful if you ever hurt your neck.
If you see a mental change in your family member and the CT scan is ok make sure their sodium levels are fine, and ask for a copy of their recent labs. Don’t let the hospital push them out before they are ready. With a stroke, the sooner you get rehab the better, but rehab wont be of any use if they have other medical conditions being ignored. My mom has come a long way in 3 months.
is there hope to regain strength and finger movement in your hand after having a stroke 12 years ago?,i am 44 years old had a stroke in 2000 due to having thick blood i am taking an aspirin daily 325 mg but still cannot use my left hand, are there hope for me now after such long time span ?
suddenly, he started to feel really bad, uncomfortable, all around very weird that mom took him to the hospital. Suddenly his left side of his face drooped and they thought he was having a major stroke but tests revealed that it was'nt. He was hospitalized and the next day he could hardly talk and his body was loosing its strength. The next morning he was put on life support, he lost all of his strength, and his tongue dropped and started to choke him.
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