Brain Hemorrhage Recovery. Please help.

[ishikha]

my 53 yr old father had a massive left side brain stroke 4 months back. He is diabetic with high BP problem. He also underwent angioplasty 5 yrs back and has stent in his heart artery. Following the angioplasty operation, he was on a blood thinning medicine. When the artery ruptured in his brain, the blood spread rather than to get  clot  giving him a major brain hemorrhage. After the stroke, he has right side paralyzed.  now opens his eyes but has no cognizance. he has slight left side limbs movement. He has no speech and is fed through a tube in the nose.i want to discuss about therapies to get him better. Please Please help.

[smeiyappan]

Dear Ishikha, I am so sorry to hear about your father.  How is he doing now? My father had brain hemorrhage in 2010, so I can fathom what you must be going through.  Let me know how he is doing and keep in touch.  Wish you  all the strength and courage at a time like this.

Best,
Sudha

[S. Kaul, MD]

Hi there!

Since it has already been 4 months since the stroke and improvement has not been significant, major improvement would not be expected beyond this stage. Management at this stage would largely involve physical and occupational therapy. It would suggest discussing the situation, the appropriate management plan and the expected prognosis in detail with his treating neurologist.
Hope this is helpful.

Take care!