Essays on Stroke
Symptoms The range and seriousness of early stroke symptoms vary, yet they all tend to occur suddenly. When stroke leads to damage or death of brain tissue effects can be seen in those parts of the body that damaged brain cells control. As one side of the brain has control over the contrary side of...
Stroke is a deliberate and life-threatening chronic health condition which may lead to death but those who survive this severe chronic illness are generally lumbered with a series of health issues. (Thompson, Sobolew-Shubin, Graham & Janigian, 1989). These health issues are identified as hemiplegia, cognitive impairment and speech malfunction which can be improved and treated...
Stroke has been classified as the most disabling Chronic disease. Many individuals have known or have friends, relatives, loved ones, or someone close to them who have either experienced firsthand or have seen the effects of a stroke. Stroke is a commonly known disease that is often fatal. A stroke occurs when blood flows to...
Abstract Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common cardiac arrhythmias and it significantly increases the risk of stroke. AF is also associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality (Ment, 2015). AF is independently associated with an approximately 5-fold increase in a patient’s stroke risk (Dobesh & Fanikos, 2015). Therefore, along...
Task 1 Reflecting on a time when I first started work in care, meeting new clients. I was shadowing the care manager when I met one elderly lady who was extremely anxious of new caregivers. On arrival, I said “Hello I’m Becky” introducing myself positively and calmly as first impressions count (Skillsforcare,2018). and breaking down...
What Is Neuroplasticity After Stroke? The word neuroplasticity is combined from two words: neuron and plasticity. Neurons are the nerve cells in brain, and plasticity means that you can mold or reorganize something. Therefore, neuroplasticity refers to the process of reorganizing the neurons in brain. As an illustration, if the part of your brain responsible...
