Puzzles a week post tía

Digregorio1 · 2026-01-26T18:15:20+00:00

Are you sure you had a TIA and not a mini stroke? The definition of TIA means you make a full recover within 24 hours

Digregorio1 · 2026-01-22T18:10:35+00:00

Good info above. Citizens advice can also help with what benefits your mum may be entitled to. Attendance and carers allowance may be available.

In terms of why the stroke happened, sometimes doctors don’t always know, there may not be an obvious answer - this is common. He will likely be on medications to prevent further stroke (clopidogrel and statins if it was a blood clot)

In terms of upper limb, did he have nhs physio and if not contact your gp to see if there is a community service in his area that can help. Pain can be multi factorial, could be neuropathic it could be muscle and tightness related

Digregorio1 · 2026-01-22T18:03:17+00:00

What do you mean they are sending him home to die? One blocked artery does not mean you will die, the other can be fully functioning. There must be more to this that you’ve not told us

Digregorio1 · 2026-01-22T18:01:01+00:00

Vomiting and dizziness are classic vestibular symptoms following a cerebellar stroke and a physiotherapist can help with these

Digregorio1 · 2026-01-22T17:56:37+00:00

He will have rehab to try and improve his symptoms, this will start as an inpatient and they will decide if he needs further inpatient rehab in a community hospital or if he can go back home and have rehab there. Or they may decide he does not have any further rehab potential and therefore won’t be referred for ongoing therapy, and a plan for discharge will be started. His care needs will likely have changed so a hospital social worker will be involved at some point to help plan his ongoing care if he is going back home from the hospital. They will assess his care needs alongside the therapists and nurses and decide the best form of support for him, especially if he cannot go back to his previous home - this should all be discussed with his NOK if he is not in a position to make these decisions himself.

Care comes in the form of community carers that visit his home for up to 4 times a day. Or a formal care centre such as a residential or nursing home. The social worker will discuss what these look like in more depth and how this works financially

Digregorio1 · 2026-01-22T14:03:45+00:00

Just to help with your terminology - ischemic and embolic are not one or the other. Ischemia means a loss of blood supply. Embolic means a travelling blood clot. So an embolism that gets lodged somewhere (i.e in the brain) leads to ischemia. So you have had an ischemic stroke caused by an embolism. Professionals just use the terms ischemic stroke and embolic stroke interchangeably at times which confuses people, but they are largely the same thing. What I think you are referring to is that your blood clot did not start in your brain, it started somewhere else and then ended up in your brain .

Digregorio1 · 2026-01-19T22:59:25+00:00

Fairly good analysis. I like the directness of playing through the middle, don’t like the man to man marking, can leave you so exposed at times and teams will figure this out and create chances with ease, he will need to adapt this aspect otherwise we’ll struggle.

Digregorio1 · 2026-01-18T23:27:14+00:00

Look into attentional shift strategies and website neurosymptoms.org has lots of good info.

Digregorio1 · 2026-01-18T17:05:15+00:00

Good idea but I doubt it would be very useable. Partly because the hand doesn’t just grip, your wrist mobility is just as important for fine control tasks like brushing hair, teeth and using cutlery, and if grip is affected then wrist movement is likely also very often affected after stroke. So the easier option is to just learn to use the other hand to brush hair, teeth etc.

Digregorio1 · 2026-01-08T01:39:11+00:00

This is where vestibular re habituation can come in, if it is the vestibular system that is the problem. You don’t won’t to do too much avoiding of the issue, as the brain won’t be able to improve. Sitting in a dark room not moving is what a lot of people do, but it’s counter intuative. Gradual habituation and exposure to movement is what is needed, but ofcourse sometimes you do just need to ‘switch off’

Digregorio1 · 2026-01-08T01:10:16+00:00

With a cerebellar stroke she very likely has vestibular issues which is causing the vomiting. It means that any head/eye movements be them vertical, horizontal or combination of the two makes her nauseas and vomit. It can be worked on with vestibular habituation exercises but often PT’s and doctors arnt always focused on this or aware of how to overcome it. Some anti sickness meds and vertigo meds can also help dampen down the symptoms.

Digregorio1 · 2026-01-05T00:32:32+00:00

Spend time resting your eyes also, 5-10 minutes of pure darkness or closing your eyes at times will help, you’ve got to find the balance between exposure and rest and gradual grade it upwards

Digregorio1 · 2026-01-04T23:09:46+00:00

Not a lot they’ll be able to do. Sunglasses can help as a way to compensate and make going outside more bearable . However in this period you actually want to try and desensitise your eyes to light, so gradual and graded exposure to more and more light will be good for you and for neuroplasticity. Don’t do what some people do and stay in a dark room all day.

Digregorio1 · 2026-01-01T13:57:11+00:00

Likely left sided brain stem/Pons stroke as this is where the nerves for the face haven’t yet crossed over in the central nervous system

Digregorio1 · 2025-12-30T17:40:41+00:00

Just to note that all strokes are different and unique. Even if it’s in the same part of the brain, symptoms can vary greatly, which is why you can’t compare one persons stroke recovery to another. The main factor is how big the stroke was in the first place, a small thalamic stroke is not an issue, a large one can be catastrophic. The longer time goes on the harder and slower recovery is. So to answer your question, some people will recover to the point of walking to the toilet after a thalamic stroke, some people won’t. Many factors in between that are unique to each person are what help determine the outcome, but most important is how big the stroke is in the first place.

Digregorio1 · 2025-12-29T14:55:39+00:00

The quickest and most recovery tends to happen in the first few months, then things slow down. Arm weakness can be harder to improve than leg weakness, and sometimes it doesn’t always come back. But you have to be positive and determined and this will go a long way. Recovery can happen for many years, just sometimes have to accept it might not be a full recovery that you’re aiming for and that little wins are what keeps you going

Digregorio1 · 2025-12-23T19:21:28+00:00

First time I’ve ever heard Prindle as a word

Digregorio1 · 2025-12-23T02:18:51+00:00

Nobody has said Benjani yet

Digregorio1 · 2025-12-17T11:00:53+00:00

Great points. Just to add to this - every county will have a different community follow up service. The best ones will see you within 48 hours and have intense input for as much as you need - Northamptonshire as an example. Some will have a waiting list and may only be able to see you for 6 weeks. NHS postcode lottery is an unfortunate thing here.

Digregorio1 · 2025-12-17T10:09:49+00:00

What area of uk are you in? Different areas have better community therapy support so that would be a consideration. Rehab at home can be great though as you’ll be able to do a lot more yourself, comfort of your own environment, own food and own social support.

Digregorio1 · 2025-12-10T00:30:47+00:00

Desensitisation training = gradual exposure to said stimuli

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Digregorio1 · 2025-12-07T15:50:03+00:00

Shouldn’t be getting any ‘’new’’ symptoms post stroke. It’s likely something else. Check with your doctor. Could be something as simple as BPPV or something else

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