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What Causes Vomiting And Physical Imbalance In Heart Stroke Patients?
Dear Sir,
My father got three strokes. He was fine but for few months got vomiting tendency. If we stop drug for a day it comes again. On the other side he has lost his physical and emotional balance. He is under a Neurologist but progress is nothing. Plz advise me.
kind regards,
Bijan
My father got three strokes. He was fine but for few months got vomiting tendency. If we stop drug for a day it comes again. On the other side he has lost his physical and emotional balance. He is under a Neurologist but progress is nothing. Plz advise me.
kind regards,
Bijan
Mon, 31 Aug 2015
Hello!
Welcome to HCM and thank your for your question!
I understand your concern, and would explain that these are common symptoms after brain stroke (also called pseudo bulbar palsy).
Unfortunately there are not specific medications, which are proved to improve this situation.
The best therapy in this case would be physiotherapy and psychotherapy.
Recovery after stroke takes time. It is greatest in the first few months, and gradually plateaus, although small gains may be made for the next 1 to 2 years.
I recommend continuing the anti vomiting medications(besides the other antihypertensive and prevention therapy) and try time after time to make proves if he can swallow without vomiting (some patients remain with a feeding tube for months).
A psychiatric consult may be needed to establish the proper therapy for his mood changes. Many persons have depression after stroke, which makes their recovery more difficult.
Hope to have been of help!
Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome to HCM and thank your for your question!
I understand your concern, and would explain that these are common symptoms after brain stroke (also called pseudo bulbar palsy).
Unfortunately there are not specific medications, which are proved to improve this situation.
The best therapy in this case would be physiotherapy and psychotherapy.
Recovery after stroke takes time. It is greatest in the first few months, and gradually plateaus, although small gains may be made for the next 1 to 2 years.
I recommend continuing the anti vomiting medications(besides the other antihypertensive and prevention therapy) and try time after time to make proves if he can swallow without vomiting (some patients remain with a feeding tube for months).
A psychiatric consult may be needed to establish the proper therapy for his mood changes. Many persons have depression after stroke, which makes their recovery more difficult.
Hope to have been of help!
Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri
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