Fatigue and tiredness
Type: Stroke information
Find out why you may experience severe tiredness (known as fatigue) after a stroke and what can be done to help you manage it.
Vascular dementia treatments
Type: Stroke information
At the moment there are no treatments that cure vascular dementia but there are treatments to help with many of the symptoms.
Balance problems after stroke
Type: Stroke information
Find out how stroke can affect your balance, what can help, and how to look after yourself if your balance has been affected by stroke.
Changes to taste and smell
Type: Stroke information
A stroke can sometimes cause changes to your taste and smell. Things can taste different or taste bad (dysgeusia) or you may not taste flavours (hypogeusia or ageusia). Some people lose the sense of smell (anosmia) or become more sensitive to smells (hyperosmia). These problems often improve over time, and our guide gives some practical tips about oral hygiene and enjoying your food.
Emotional changes
Type: Stroke information
This page explains how a stroke can affect the way you feel, some of the emotional problems that can happen because of it and some of the things that can help to treat them.