What is the prognosis for stroke?

Condition analysis:
Although stroke is a disease of the brain, it can affect the entire body. A common disability that results from stroke is complete paralysis on one side of the body, called hemiplegia. A related disability that is not as debilitating as paralysis is one-sided weakness or hemiparesis.

Stroke may cause problems with thinking, awareness, attention, learning, judgment, and memory. Stroke survivors often have problems understanding or forming speech. Stroke patients may have difficulty controlling their emotions or may express inappropriate emotions. Many stroke patients experience depression. Stroke survivors may also have numbness or strange sensations. The pain is often worse in the hands and feet and is made worse by movement and temperature changes, especially cold temperatures.

Instructions:
1) Lower Your Cholesterol:

You may have already heard of the magic of products, like Cheerios, that advertise ingredients that lower cholesterol. If you have high cholesterol (a total cholesterol level above 200 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL), or 5.2 millimoles per liter (mmol/L), you are at a greater risk for suffering a stroke. Increase the amount of high-fiber foods that are low in fat and cholesterol that you eat.

2) Dietary Changes:
Plan your meals around fruits, vegetables, and grains. Fill your dinner plate with dark-green, leafy vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and soybeans.