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Originally Posted by daylightrobbery My 85 year old grandmother recently had a stroke (I'm not sure what kind; everyone in my family was reluctant to give me any information on what was going on because it was such a cause of distress for them). She has short-term memory loss and can't identify certain objects. She also has trouble with peripheral vision.
Are there any treatments for this or is this brain damage permanent? Are there any medications or therapies, or will she stay this way the rest of her life? Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated. |
My Dear Aunt, age 74, had a massive right brain stroke on December 1st (2 days post-op open heart surgery), and was lucky to receive TpA within a couple of hours (that's how long it took to get consent). She's improving dramatically -- cognitive rehab is the slowest.
We were told that the brain damage isn't necessarily permanent. It takes time and cognitive therapy. If your grandmother isn't getting rehab of some sort, I suspect that any improvements or recovery will be below her potential. I hope that some of the effects will resolve themselves, but amazing advances have been made in rehab - especially if you can get to a facility that specializes in stroke rehab.
DAniece
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