After a stroke, the length of time that the paralysis lasts depends on the brain’s ability to recover and the outside support we give. The brain jumps into action within minutes of the stroke attack. This post chronicles the brain’s stroke recovery journey; the recovery speed varies with time. It…

Stroke can cause unique speech problems; two common ones include Broca’s aphasia and Wernike’s aphasia. This post explores those two and how stroke creates them. Let us begin with Broca’s aphasia. Broca’s aphasia This type of speech problem occurs due to a stroke attack in Broca’s area. Where is it…

In a “stroke”, neurons die as a result of sudden stop of receiving oxygen and nutrients due to a block in a supply route (artery) or a blast (rupture) in a supply route. Experts classify these into different types of strokes; The block to a supply route occurs due to…

brain covers carry out important job lying in-between the bony skull and the pliable brain