Can a Head injury cause a stroke?

[warrebra]

My father in law is a HGV driver and had a serious knock to the head about 4/5 months ago when some crates fell down and hit him twice on the head. 1 month ago, he suffered from a stroke, albeit a minor one, and i was wondering if the knock he had could cause that to happen? Thanks in advance to anyone who can help with this...

[warrebra]

Thanks for your reply and information Jerry, what you said has helped anyway though, but  will look for other forums to post on as well, thanks again.

[Jerry_NJ]

I don't think you are not on the right forum for the best answer.  Further, I don't know what a HGV is, but assume from your post it is some kind of a lift, e.g., a fork lift.

Strokes are to my knowledge caused by a blood clot reaching the brain.  An impact accident of any kind can cause a clot to form, and if it moves to the brain it will cause problems/stroke.  

I am not saying the accident you describe caused a clot, I'm just saying it could have. This Community is populated by people, myself included, who have experience with heart rhythm problems.  I do not have any direct knowledge or experience with clot formation due to an impact injury, nor have I ever had a stroke.

I hope the stroke didn't cause permanent damage.