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How Stroke Changed My Life at 45
I'm Tracy Lyn Lomagno, a 45-year-old dental assistant with lots of other hobbies. I’m a mom to my 10-year-old son and a wife of 12 years to my husband Vincenzo. And, earlier this year, I had a stroke ...
Jess 14, Shares Her Experience of Brain Injury
My name is Jess. When I was two years old, I had meningococcal septicaemia and the after effects are being partially deaf in both ears and brain injury. We only found out around a year ago that I had ...
Five Hidden Difficulties of Living With TBI
It was August 2008 when I suffered a massive brain hemorrhage along with an AVM (arteriovenous malformation) and an aneurysm. I was on life support and in a coma for five week
Who I am vs Who I Once Was
Niki Aiman, from America, was twenty-nine years old when she sustained a traumatic brain injury in a road traffic accident six years ago. In her latest blog Niki explains how her life has been affecte...
Why You Might Feel Cold After Head Injury
Around 13% of TBI patients complain about feeling persistently cold after a head injury. This symptom may be caused by damage to the parts of the brain that control the body’s temperature.
13 Balance Exercises for Stroke Patients
Practicing balance exercises for stroke patients can improve your gait (manner of walking), coordination, and stability.
Reduce your risk of another Stroke
After a person experiences a stroke or mini-stroke, the likelihood of having another is significant. This risk is highest early after the first stroke – in the first year, 15 times greater than for th...
Researchers Use Skin Cells To Rewire the Brain
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in restoring mobility and sensation of touch in stroke-afflicted rats by reprogramming human skin cells to become nerve ce
Risk of death by stroke down 24%
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has revealed that the risk of death and disability after a stroke fell significantly between 2000 and 2015. As a result, an estimated 6,300 more patie...