Every year, around 150,000 people in the UK have a stroke.
That’s one person every five minutes. Stroke is the third most
common cause of death in the UK. There are a range of longer-
term problems that a stroke survivor may continue to face after
they have left hospital. These include: - physical pain -
weakness or paralysis, usually on one side of their body
(hemiplegia) - poor balance - difficulty swallowing - tiredness
or difficulty sleeping - problems understanding other people or
struggling to find words (aphasia) - difficulty with speaking,
reading or writing - eyesight problems, which can cause
clumsiness or seemingly odd behaviour - difficulty with mental
processes, including memory loss and an inability to concentrate
or make decisions - bladder and bowel problems - emotional
problems, such as depression, anger, anxiety, sadness and lack
of confidence - feeling too much or too little sensation (for
example becoming sensitive to colour or light or not feeling
pain from heat or sharp objects). Find out