Return of stroke deficits previously overcome

Hi Dave, I experienced a regression of symtoms for about 3 weeks and was admitted to hospital for 24 hours. A brain MRI showed that I had not suffered another stroke but something called stroke recrudenescence. According to a scientific paper I read, it can be brought on by either stress, infection, hypotension, low blood sodium or benzodiazepine use. 

But I am not a Dr. so maybe you should ask a neurologist or go to hospital for tests. I doubt that a GP would be familiar with stroke recrudenescence.

Best of luck

Ian

Hi Dave. Hope you are coming out of your loop and feeling better. At 14 months post stroke, I am still getting little ‘loops’ as we call them in my support group. Last year I panicked when the first one occurred as,like you, I thought I was having another stroke. However, I also have a best friend you used to be a psych nurse and counsel lot and she was able to reassure me it was quite normal, and there would probably be more of them, but to lesser degrees, as I went on my journey. 
even people in my support group, many years post stroke say that if they get a cold, virus are stressed or something else, they will experience a ‘relapse’ of some sort. You will now learn how to cope with this in your life. While it may get you down, and make you feel like all the rehab and exercise etc have not been worth it, there is no point getting depressed, as you will come out of it. I found that sometimes when I came out of a loop I made good progress.

Sometimes when I am not feeling good, I can’t even read things like peoples blogs, but luckily, I feel good at the moment and want to help. My support group went to zoom meetings last year because of lockdown, with lunches when we could get together. We enjoy it so much now having weekly get togethers, that we have decided to keep them going even after lockdown finishes, as well as our regular face to face meeting. I would recommend trying to find one in your area, or if they do zoom like us,,you don’t have to be in the area.. best wishes to you.