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I do not have a lot of experience with stroke patients in the acute phase of their strokes, however, I work in LTC in which we care for the long-term effects of their stroke. We ensure that members of our speech therapy department issue thickened liquids and soft textured foods to help with swallowing difficulties. Our physical therapy department helps the patient to adapt to using a walker or cane. I am curious, in our case study it was too late for Mrs. Washington to benefit from tPA. Have you seen the effects of stroke when treated with tPA suffer less deficits? For example, slurred speech, muscle weakness or facial drooping? What, in your patients’ past medical history, could have possibly prevented their stroke? My brother had a hemorrhagic stroke a year ago in which he suffered no obvious physical effects, however, suffers from some short-term memory loss.
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