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You should see a speech and language therapist as soon as possible for an assessment and to start therapy to help you with your communication. If you don't know your account number, you can find it on your council tax bill, alternatively you can request it here

You can find practical tools and over 200 helpful videos from the Stroke Association to help you to understand stroke and manage its effects. This includes a dedicated section for family and friends, which provides information on the impact of stroke and guidance on how to support a loved one. Our online community and friendly forums (link is external) are a great place to connect with others from the comfort of your own home. You can share your stroke experience, stories and tips, and find out how others manage recovery. For help and support with your online account, we're here to help. You can send us an online enqury and we'll help to get you online. You'll usually require long-term treatment with medicines that improve the risk factors for your stroke. You can also read about how to care for someone with communication difficulties. Want to know more?I try to signpost to the goals and journal because goal-setting helped me a lot after my stroke. It's important to break down your goals into achievable little steps. When I woke up, I was mute. But I was grateful to be alive, and worked hard at recovering. I wrote in my journal that I wanted to speak in a full sentence, then to speak in two full sentences without stopping. I worked my way up like that and over time, my confidence improved greatly.' Advice and information The project started with a 6-week intensive discovery phase to understand the unmet needs of stroke survivors and their caregivers and family members. Desk research was conducted to understand the current information landscape and to identify gaps in the current information base. Clinicians, patients and their family members were also consulted throughout the design phase via focus groups, 1:1 interviews and surveys to ensure that the resource was built on a solid evidence-base of lived experience and helped to meet information needs. Haemorrhagic strokes can also be caused by the rupture of a balloon-like expansion of a blood vessel (brain aneurysm) or abnormally formed blood vessels in the brain. Reducing the risk of a stroke

Someone who's had a stroke can often seem as though they have had a change in personality and appear to act irrationally at times. Rehabilitation can be a slow and frustrating process, and there will be times when it seems as though little progress has been made. family history – if a close relative (parent, grandparent, brother or sister) has had a stroke, your risk is likely to be higher The damage caused by a stroke can interrupt your normal swallowing reflex, making it possible for small particles of food to enter your windpipe. There are many ways to compensate for any loss of cognitive function, such as using memory aids, diaries and routines to help plan daily tasks.

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If there's weakness in the muscles involved in speech as a result of brain damage, this is known as dysarthria. Your arteries may naturally become narrower as you age, but there are some things that dangerously speed up this process. Following a successful pilot, UCLH with Cognitant plan to expand My Stroke Companion to cover additional topics such as TIAs, personalised risk factors for further stroke, more holistic support such as returning to work, applying for benefits and managing personal relationships. Future improvements also include updating personalization as patient progresses through recovery, and adding features such as reminders and push notifications. The Phase 2 project will be set across a 12-month period, 500 patients will be recruited including 300 patients from UCLH and 50 patients from four new regions. Participant consultation, formal user testing, the ongoing collection engagement metrics, and an openness to improve, will enable us to iteratively develop a solution that is acceptable to stroke survivors and those supporting them. It's important to phone 999 immediately and ask for an ambulance if you or someone else have TIA or stroke symptoms.

depression – many people experience intense bouts of crying, feel hopeless and withdraw from social activities Arms – the person may not be able to lift both arms and keep them there because of weakness or numbness in 1 arm. The hyper-acute stroke unit (HASU) at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) sought to improve the support given to stroke survivors, with the aim of empowering patients, their families and carers with information pertinent to what happened when the stroke occurred, as well as what to expect throughout their rehabilitation and how to manage their health and reduce the risk of secondary stroke in the future.praxis – the ability to carry out skilled physical activities, such as getting dressed or making a cup of tea These symptoms should also be treated as a medical emergency to reduce the chances of having another stroke. Recognising the signs of a stroke Stroke can sometimes damage the parts of the brain that receive, process and interpret information sent by the eyes. This section is also helpful to carers, as it explains the physical, practical and emotional sides of stroke. I recommend the 'Information for family and friends' section for those looking for more support.' Treatment may involve tips to make swallowing easier, such as taking smaller bites of food and advice on posture, and exercises to improve control of the muscles involved in swallowing.