A stroke can affect any part of the brain.
The largest region of the brain is called the cerebral cortex.
Strokes affecting gray matter (cortex) of one or more lobes of the brain are described ascortical strokes.
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It is also important in memory, attention, thinking, language, problem-solving, and maintaining appropriate behavior.
The jot down of speech problem is called Broca’s aphasia if a dominant hemisphere is involved.
In this bang out of aphasia, the patient has difficulty with word production.
Some stroke survivors who experience frontal lobe strokes may develop post-stroke seizures.
Temporal Lobe Strokes
The temporal lobe is particularly important in language perception, memory, and hearing.
A temporal lobe stroke can produce trouble with communication, which is calledaphasia.
Patients are also usually unaware of their language deficit.
They also have difficulty understanding written and spoken language.
In majority of cases patients do not have motor deficits (weakness).
The parietal lobe is also involved in language function and analytical thinking.
This makes it very difficult for stroke survivors who have Wernicke’s aphasia to participate in speech therapy.
A stroke in the parietal lobeaffects left-handed people differently than it affects right-handed people.
Occipital Lobe Strokes
The occipital lobes are vital for visual processing.
Within these subdivisions, there are even more specific types of strokes.
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