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What Should Be The Post Care Given After Mini Stroke?
My mother recently had a mini stroke. No loss to any movement with her limbs. Her memory is not as sharp as it was prior to stroke. She is very tired and talks less. In time will she return to being more involved with conversations and less short answers. Is there any special care she should be receiving? Thanks
Wed, 29 Jan 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Patients with stroke recover slowly, over time, and I am sure your mother would regain her lost functions such as difficulty in communication and speaking.
As of now, she should receive speech therapy and physiotherapy.
Medications such as aspirin and rosuvastain should be continued for life.
Her risk factors for stroke such as diabetes, high BP, cholesterol, etc should be looked into, and if she has any of them, they should be well controlled.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
Patients with stroke recover slowly, over time, and I am sure your mother would regain her lost functions such as difficulty in communication and speaking.
As of now, she should receive speech therapy and physiotherapy.
Medications such as aspirin and rosuvastain should be continued for life.
Her risk factors for stroke such as diabetes, high BP, cholesterol, etc should be looked into, and if she has any of them, they should be well controlled.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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