Post stroke

[Warashibe]

Hello there,

I am 21 young guy, I had a stroke on December 2012 when I was 20.
I had an angioma in the brain since I was born (I didn't know about it).

I was doing my sport (weight lifting) while suddenly I couldn't see anything from my right side.. I didn't really worry about it and kept lifting.
I started feeling bad and vomitting, I went to the doctor, etc etc.. got a surgery.

I recovered pretty quickly from my surgery, 10 to 14 days after my surgery I was fine again (though I lost 8kgs within two weeks).

The only problem is that I never recovered from my blindness on the right side (I got my stroke on the left side of my brain).

I still live in hope that I might recovery someday, as brain is such a powerful tool.
Even if it's from my blind side, if there is a light straight to my blind side, I will see that, though I can't see anything else.

I am asking you guys, is there any things I could try to recover from that ?
Any exercises I could do, or medicines that could help ?

Still I live my life fully even with that handicap, but I don't want to give up on my recovery, so anything, any ideas would be welcomed :)

And I have another question... is the brain more sensitive after having a stroke ? The angioma was removed, everything was fixed back, but is there a higher probability of having a stroke now that I already had one (due of the angioma) ??

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Currently the treatment options for vision loss after stroke are optical therapy, eye movement therapy and vision restoration therapy. Optical therapy does not restore vision loss, but can increase the visual field by 20 degrees. You can discuss these options with your ophthalmologist.


It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hi, if the offending agent namely the angioma has been removed, you are unlikely to suffer from more strokes. But the blindness may not improve as there would have been damage to the center in the brain during surgery, and this is unlikely to recover. You can still follow up with your doctor to study any changes. Regards.