<unk> s are seldom fatal, but they can lead to neuromuscular degeneration, as well as dementia. This degeneration at the<unk>  regions of the brain can lead to difficulties with movement and motor coordination, as well as speech. Long-term care is focused around three areas: rehabilitative therapy, surgical interventions, and prevention of future<unk> s. Rehabilitative therapies Long-term rehabilitative therapy for<unk>  patients involves physical, occupational, and speech and language therapies. Physical therapy can be used to enhance motor function in the legs and arms that has been impacted by stroke. Occupational therapies can be provided to help to alleviate cognitive impairments that result from<unk> , as well as to improve fine motor function that was damaged as a result of the stroke. Stroke can also cause impairments in speech production secondary to neurocognitive and neuromuscular impairments, and therefore speech and language therapies are often a component of long-term care for stroke patients. Intensive speech and language therapy has been shown to improve speech deficits associated with aphasia resulting from stroke. Surgical interventions Endovascular interventions, including surgical revascularization, can increase blood flow in the area of the stroke, thereby decreasing the likelihood that insufficient blood flow to the<unk>  regions of the brain will result in subsequent strokes. Neuroscientists are currently researching stem cell transplantation therapies to improve recovery of cebreral tissue in affected areas of the brain post-stroke. Should this intervention be proven effective, it will greatly increase the number of neurons in the brain that can recover from a stroke. Prevention of future strokes There are several interventions that are often used to help prevent the recurrence of a<unk> ; namely, nutritional interventions, as well as antiplatelet, anticoagulant, and statin drug use. Nutritional interventions, including increased consumption of certain amino acids, antioxidants, B-group vitamins, and zinc, have been shown to increase the recovery of neurocognitive function after a stroke. Antiplatelet drugs, such as aspirin, as well as anticoagulants, are used to help prevent blood clots and therefore embolisms, which can cause<unk> s. Statin drugs are also used to control hyperlipidemia, another risk factor for<unk> .
Watershed stroke
Lacunar stroke
ROSAH syndrome
Posterior cerebral artery syndrome
Middle cerebral artery syndrome
Anterior cerebral artery syndrome
Posterior circulation infarct
Perisylvian syndrome