Privation of Memory: What can be done to help stroke patients remember?

Abstract

Weakness, pain, swallowing difficulties; many patients are aware of these common post-stroke
physical symptoms. However, stroke can also affect thinking abilities, or cognition. Cognition can
be thought of as how people use their brains to talk, read, write, learn, understand, and remember.
Approximately one third of stroke victims will develop memory problems. Losing skills in this area
may affect ability to conduct activities of daily living and thus the ability to live independently. This
publication serves to provide background information on memory loss after stroke and actions to
implement that may improve memory