What is affected depends on what part of the brain is damaged. It can alter behavior, thoughts and memory, and the ability to speak and understand speech. Treatment may include surgery, drugs, hospital care, and rehabilitation. The mental problems caused by a stroke can be very serious. Stroke survivors may cry easily or laugh uncontrollably.
Depression is common.
A loss of feeling or visual scope results in a loss of awareness. They may neglect part of their body because they can no longer see it or sense that it is there. A stroke can alter the ability to think clearly. Stroke survivors may get confused, have trouble reading, or dress only one side of their body. Familiar tasks or objects from the past may not be familiar anymore.