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Hallucinations after Stroke: The Experience of One Patient
Patient A.D., a physical fit senior woman, suffered a bleeding stroke, attributed to Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, in her left occipital lobe. (This is where visual information is processed.) As a result, she lost vision in the right half of each eye, a condition called Homonymous Hemianopia. Hallucinations of Giant Flowers and People. While recovering at…
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To test or not to test –Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA).
CAA is a serious age-related condition that may be discovered only after a hemorrhagic stroke followed by an MRI. Since MRI’s are not exceedingly expensive, why not test seniors (over age 75 for example) for the disease–especially if they have risk factors that they might reduce in order to reduce the risk of a stroke?…
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Rehabilitation after your stroke: what to expect
After recovering from your stroke at the hospital, you may be offered inpatient rehabilitation (rehab)–most likely at another specialized institution where you will typically spend one or two weeks. In at least some urban areas, however, the demand may be such that your choice of inpatient rehab institutions could be limited. For example, you might…