Identify the part/area of the brain affected by the stroke. Describe and discuss the type of stroke and damage caused to the brain, symptoms experienced by Mary, how she will be assessed at the stroke unit and the treatments that she may get.
Stroke case study Scenario: Mary, a 65-year-old woman with a 15–20-year history of hypertension, attends a physiotherapy centre 3 times a week because of her osteoarthritis. She is a retired teacher, widowed and lives alone in two-bedroom house. The staff at the physiotherapy centre had called her daughter Gloria after Mary had not arrived at […]