Stroke Support Group
A stroke is an acute neurologic injury where the blood supply to a part of the brain is interrupted, either by a clot in the artery or if the artery bursts. The brain perfused by that artery no longer receiving oxygen carried by the blood and dying with cessation of function from that part of the brain.
I wonder if anyone here developed aquired Nystagmus or similar after a stroke? I did after my partial stroke but it was 8 years ago and I am still affected severely. I cannot go out unless someone is with me and my balance is dreadful. Can anyone enlighten me as to what I should do. It truly devastated my life on top of the illness I already have and after all this time have been feeling a little hopeless as to if it can ever be got rid off.
Nystagmus is an uncontrollable movement of the eyes, mine was due to brain-stem damage, so it is downbeat. It's not visible at least not to outsiders but I can certainly notice it.
HELP!
Nystagmus is an uncontrollable movement of the eyes, mine was due to brain-stem damage, so it is downbeat. It's not visible at least not to outsiders but I can certainly notice it.
HELP!
The purposewas 2 try 'focus therapy' @ home. My PT got a 5x5 paper, colored in a large black cirlce.
I was instructed to place it anywhere in my house on the wall, passing by this I was to focus for 5 seconds each time on the black circle. As I saw improvement, slowly increase my time.
It's working GREAT!!!
Patience, low stress level, and a smile 4 urself each time helped SO much.
Hope this helps :) Give it a try, and let me/others know if this is of some relief 4 ya!
PUT THE WHITE PAPER W/ THE FULLY BLACK CIRCLE (5X5 PAPER) ON THE WALL IN FRONT OF YOU, THIS WAY YOU HAVE PHYSICAL STABILITY IN CASE OF BALANCE/VERTIGO CHALLENGES.
THE PURPOSE IS 2 RETRAIN/EXERCISE THE MUSCLES IN UR EYES 2 FOCUS. IT REALLY HELPED ME SO MUCH AND I AM DOING ANOTHER ROUND THIS MONTH :)
START SLOW, THEN ADD X AS U SEE IMPROVEMENT. :)
((((HUGS))))