It is very common for cognition to be affected after a stroke. Different parts of your brain control different areas of your cognition and thinking, so depending on where your stroke has happened in the brain will depend on what areas of cognition may have been affected. The level at which you may have been affected will vary widely.
Some examples of how you might be affected are, problems remembering certain things, problems concentrating or focusing to tasks such as watching TV, difficulty in ordering aspects of a task in the correct way known as ‘sequencing’, difficulty planning and controlling how your body moves, confusion, being slower to process information and a difficulty in recognising what something is and does.
These changes to cognition can be obvious after a stroke, but they can also be very subtle and not always noticed straight away.
Therapists can work with you to find the best strategies to help you to be as independent as possible.
