Family counseling may help in coping with the changes required for home care. Visiting nurses or aides, volunteer services, homemakers, adult protective services, and other community resources may be helpful. Legal advice may be appropriate. Advance directives, power of attorney , and other legal actions may make it easier to make ethical decisions regarding the care of the person with organic brain syndromes such as stroke. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in developed countries.
Stroke requires immediate treatment.
The prevention of a stroke includes control of risk factors. Hypertension , diabetes , heart disease , and other associated disorders should be treated as appropriate. Smoking should be minimized or, preferably, stopped. Increased physical activity may be advised. The treatment of TIA can prevent some strokes.