Post Stroke Syndromes

Patients who have a cerebral vascular accident or stroke may be left with a variety of different long term problems. Stroke involves neurologic changes and damage to specific structures of the brain. Patients can lose motor function, sensation, speech, vision, and a variety of other primary functions. Some patients develop severe pain following a stroke, usually this is in a specific area associated with the area of the brain that has been damaged.. These are often some of the most complex and challenging conditions to treat.