The brain is composed of two different parts: the left hemisphere and the right hemisphere. The left hemisphere controls the right hand, reasoning, spoken language, written language, number skills, and scientific functions. The right hemisphere is responsible for control of the left hand, music, artistic and art awareness, creativity and insight. These hemispheres are also divided into six regions: the frontal region, temporal region, parietal region, occipital region, cerebellum, and the brain stem. These regions control everything from the ability to hear, our emotions, sensations of temperature and pain, memory, breathing and heart control, balance and vision.
Strokes can occur without warning. The main symptoms that may be indicative that you’ve suffered a stroke include confusion, difficulty speaking, altered consciousness, headache, one-sided numbness of the arms, legs or face (this is usually one-sided.) Depending on how quickly a stroke is treated, patients can be left with long-term complications. These complications include depression, permanently altered speech, paralysis, and pain in the hands and/or feet.
In order to determine whether a stroke has occurred, Dr. Ali Ghahary will order several different diagnostic tests – some of the tests performed can include blood tests, medical imaging such as CT or MRI scans, ultrasounds, angiograms, and echocardiograms.
Strokes can occur without warning. The main symptoms that may be indicative that you’ve suffered a stroke include confusion, difficulty speaking, altered consciousness, headache, one-sided numbness of the arms, legs or face (this is usually one-sided.) Depending on how quickly a stroke is treated, patients can be left with long-term complications. These complications include depression, permanently altered speech, paralysis, and pain in the hands and/or feet.
In order to determine whether a stroke has occurred, Dr. Ali Ghahary will order several different diagnostic tests – some of the tests performed can include blood tests, medical imaging such as CT or MRI scans, ultrasounds, angiograms, and echocardiograms.