Location of Stroke

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Your brain is the command center of your body. This means, for example, that if the blood flow can't reach a certain region of your brain that controls movement in your right arm, then you may have a muscle weakness and a problem using your arm.

If a stroke occurs near the back of the brain, your vision may be affected. So, the effects of the stroke have a lot to do with the location of a blockage and how badly brain tissue is damaged.

Each side of your brain controls the opposite side of your body, so a stroke affecting one side will result in complications in the opposite side of the body.

Right side - If the stroke occurs in the right side of the brain, the left side of the body and the right side of the face may be affected. There may be paralysis on the left side, vision problems, memory loss and a quick, curious manner of acting.

Left side - If the stroke occurs in the left side of the brain, the right side of the body and the left side of the face may be affected. There may be paralysis on the right side, speech and language problems, memory loss, and a slow, deliberate manner of acting.

Sources for this report include the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and Consumer Guide No. #16 AHQR pub. no. 95-0664 US Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality.