Life After Stroke

A stroke can be a life-changing experience. Learn about common obstacles you may face and strategies to help you cope so you and your loved ones can be prepared.
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind
Coping With Stroke
Couple standing by window together
Personality Changes That Can Be Caused by a Stroke
Man rubbing neck in pain
Approaches to Managing Different Types of Post-Stroke Pain
A blurry clock.
Loss of Peripheral Vision After a Stroke
nurse working with an elderly patient
An Overview of Weber’s Syndrome
City lights being blurred by vision
Vision Changes Caused by Stroke
An older woman smelling coffee
A Stroke Can Affect Your Sense of Smell
Woman embraces her wheelchair-bound mother
Parietal Lobe Stroke Symptoms and Recovery
stroke headache
The Effects of a Frontal Lobe Stroke
nurse comforting woman in hospital bed
Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, and Occipital Lobe Strokes
dizzy older man
The Long-Term Effects of a Temporal Lobe Stroke
Older man with a headache
Symptoms of a Parietal Lobe Stroke
Nurse taking man's blood pressure at clinic
How Blood Pressure Is Managed After an Ischemic Stroke
An elderly patient talks with her doctor.
A Stroke Can Cause Vascular Parkinsonism
Young woman assisting her grandmother walking
Goals of Hemiplegia Rehabilitation
Side view of grandfather and grandson communicating while having coffee
The 3 Types of Transcortical Aphasia
a physical therapist working with a patient
The Causes, Prevention, and Reversal of Muscle Atrophy
Elderly woman looking out window
Occipital Stroke and Anton Syndrome
Righthanded vs. lefthanded
Difference in Strokes When Right-Handed vs. Left-Handed
senior woman holding temple in pain
How Long Does It Take to Recover from a Stroke?
An unseen medical provider showing a printout of a brain scan to an older adult Asian woman.
The Connection Between Stroke and Dementia
A woman drinking a bottle of water
How Your Brain Controls Swallowing
An older couple checking the screen at an airport
Is it Safe to Travel on an Airplane After a Stroke?
Man rubbing in his head while having a headache
Coping With Headaches After a Stroke
Brain activity (computer illustration)
Aphasia: 3 Types That Can Result From Stroke
Seniors out to dinner in a busy diner
How Dysphagia Disrupts Food Digestion
Man having a glass of water
When You Can't Urinate After a Stroke
Older woman in hand physiotherapy
Overcoming Muscle Spasticity
a woman having a seizure.with electrodes attached to her head
Taking Anti-Seizure Medications After a Stroke
Sad woman and mother
Loss of Empathy After a Stroke