My vigourous 81 yo mom had a stoke in February, right temporal region, she had left sided hemiparesis, now resolving somewhat. Is her life expectancy lower because of this event? otherwise in good health, non smoker, not obese, was very active, no medical problems except h/o PE years ago she is on coumadin.
Hi, Thanks for writing in. It is important to know the size of stroke and if it was hemorrhagic or ischemic since she is on Coumadin. A stroke is a condition in which there might be decreased blood supply or leakage of blood. The stroke in which there is decreased blood supply is called ischemic stroke and is commonest. Life expectancy after a stroke depends on many factors including the size of stroke, limitation or movements and supportive care, all of which eventually affect the general health condition of the patient. There have been cases where a patient lives for more than 10 to 20 years after a stroke with good supportive care. So my reply to your question will be that since she is always in good health, non-smoker, not obese and very active, with good support from friends and family she can continue living with a normal life expectancy.