Effects of stroke: Everyday activities

Your stroke (cerebrovascular accident or CVA) can affect you physically and emotionally. Changes after your stroke may be mild or severe. Changes may be brief or long-lasting. This depends on the area of your brain affected by the stroke and how extensive the damage is.

Doing everyday activities

You may now find that doing everyday activities may be difficult. These may include:

eating
bathing
getting dressed
using the toilet
doing housework
using the telephone
driving
handling money
writing
speaking
coordinating your body movements

Emotional effects of stroke

Occupational medicine specialists

Physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists

Source: Allina Patient Education, Understanding Stroke: Information about Stroke and Recovery, third edition, ISBN 1-931876-13-4

First published: 02/01/2006
Last updated: 02/01/2006

Reviewed by: Allina Patient Education experts

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