Stroke recovery in cats
Common Questions and Answers about Stroke recovery in cats
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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.
How are you? These are links about stroke recovery stories:
http://www.strokecenter.org/pat/survivors.htm
http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3030313
http://www.strokesurvivor.com/stroke_survivors_stories_books.html
I hope this helps. Don't give up hope. There is life after stroke. Take care and keep us posted.
It's been 2yrs since my stroke and I have no voluntary movement in my left arm or hand. Is there any possibilty that i could recover any movement? My neurlogist told me that if within 6month of the stroke if I didnt have any movement that my hand will stay paralyzed?
My 60 year old mother is recovering from her 3rd stroke . This current stroke was a massive one & she can not Talk or Walk or respond to commands... Her right side is paralyzed. All she can do at the moment is open her eyes and look to the Left and stare. The Doctors told me that this is how she might be for the rest of her life. Im scared to death because she is so young and i cant picture my life without her in it .
Thanks for jumping in here, Pip. From your description, I now believe one of my childhood cats must of had a stroke.
Hi callingallangels,
My guess is that a TIA recovery period has some common characteristics akin to a major stroke recovery process. Two months ago, I suffered a TIA out of the blue. Three days in the hospital with all the necessary tests (MRI, CT-scan, catorids, etc.) showed no pre-existing conditions. But the aftermath of the TIA has been an up and down experience,
largely dependent on whether I've had a good night of sleep.
i have an uncle who is now in coma for 4 days. He met a vehicular accident. He was unconsoius when brought to the hospital. The doctors said that he suffered from stroke since he has a HIGH BLOOD. Diagnosis was hemorrhagic stroke and said it was fatal. MAy i know if he has the chance to recover considering the period of his coma. I sthere achance to recover if the the doctor says his brain is dead already. How come yesterday he responded to any pain when pinch. is this a good sign?
25 predinsone and Vititan B6 to treat possible stroke. She suddenly when blind 3 days ago and lost her hearing yesterday. She is drinking but not eating well know. she still gets around the house well and still uses the litter box. She walks well no limbing ect like i here stroke victims have. The only vet nearby is gone till Jan 3rd. They were unable to draw blood because she became to stressed.
My nearly 84 year old mother suffered a "major" stroke 2 days ago. She has not opened her eyes, though she shows signs of awareness and can follow directions when asked. She is sleeping allot. Initially she lost movement on her left side, but it very slowly seems to be coming back. She is saying words, though they are hard to understand. She is receiving IV fluids. The doctor said they would give her another day and see if she "wakes up".
They are using the slowness in recovery - normally called plateau - inorder to stop treatment. This is a insurance/HMo term, not a medical term. Stroke recovery is extremely slow but it does keep going. You need to ask your medical staff about neuroplasticity, recovery can continue for years. Sinbce they say he is not going to get better, ask for a specific reason they are saying this(they will not be able to provide it but keep pushing).
The standard response is that the brain cells that were just knocked unconscious usually come back in six months. The recovery of functions that were controlled by the now dead brain cells will require your brain to work on neuroplasticity, basically moving control to another part of your brain. That change can take a long time, I have heard of cases 15-20 years after a stroke and recovery can still take place.
My father, at the age of 65, went from COMPLETLY independant...to bordering at catatonic...
he had a stroke 5/8...had complete loss of expressive language, and mild loss of receptive language...his major problem was in his mouth/tonge and throat...he was unable to swallow, talk clearly etc...but he was making improvments everyday...talking more, begining to try and eat etc...
then 5 days ago (5/21) he had another stroke...this one was a "mini stroke.
I enjoy reading that research is leading to new breakthroughs to help victims of stroke. I have also read that although most recovery for stroke patients is seen within the first 6 months, that patients may recover for YEARS after stroke.
I personally believe that a persons will and the support they receive greatly assist in their ability to recover. Researchers are also making breakthroughs to assist in the treatment of aphasis, dysphagia, paralysis etc.
Your mom is showing improvement. She's moving her leg. That's a start and most likely she'll be able to walk again. It's going to take time and work. I know your worried about your mom and you a bit discouraged, but, it takes time..weeks, months, and even years to heal after a stroke. You'll see the most improvements in the first 6-12 months. I was in your shoes once...wondering and questioning. Make sure she is getting good physical therapy.
This was just last week which is a very good sign that he is ready for the services you have lined up for him! My aunt had a stroke and lived in a rehab hospital for 6 months before coming home. I will tell you that many things slowly improved for her. Many people with eye sight affected because of a stroke have great improvement within three months of the stroke with some pretty quickly having a spontaneous full recovery.
I read your comments with interest. I had a thalamus stroke in June, 2006. It happened while sleeping. I awoke with total numbness and tingling on my right side, head to toe. Because this happened on Sunday and I had no pain or loss of movement and several hernicated disks, numbness was not unusual. When I visited the Dr. the next morning, he sent me to a neurologist.
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