Common physical, mental, and emotional symptoms following a stroke include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

• Muscle weakness<\/li>
• Trouble walking<\/li>
• Trouble grasping objects<\/li>
• Joint pain and rigidity<\/li>
• Muscle stiffness or spasms<\/li>
• Numbness or tingling in the arms and legs<\/li>
• Incontinence<\/li>
• Vision issues<\/li>
• An altered sense of touch \u2013 such as the ability to feel hot and cold<\/li>
• Chronic pain syndromes resulting from damage to the nervous system<\/li>
• Trouble coordinating body movements<\/li>
• Difficulty swallowing and eating<\/li>
• Problems with perception such as judging distances<\/li>
• Speech and language problems \u2013 as in processing and\/or communicating information (also known as Aphasia)<\/li>
• Cognitive challenges \u2013 memory loss, trouble focusing and remembering<\/li>
• Emotional distress \u2013 fear, anxiety, anger, sadness, frustration<\/li>
• Depression \u2013 afflicting 30-50% of stroke survivors and leading to lethargy, sleep disturbances, lowered self-esteem, and withdrawal<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  A stroke is triggered when a blood vessel in the brain gets blocked or bursts. A common analogy is that it\u2019s like a heart attack in the brain. Blood vessels are critical as they carry nutrients and oxygen to the brain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,6,23,26],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n