What is brain stem stroke?

A brain stem stroke occurs in the area of the brain that controls all of our involuntary functions, such as consciousness, breath, and heartbeat. The condition of a stroke can produce a wide spectrum of deficits and recovery. Symptoms include, dizziness, severe imbalance, and weakness to one side.

How do members experience brain stem stroke?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with brain stem stroke*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for brain stem stroke*

Who has brain stem stroke on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 1
30s 2
40s 12
50s 21
60s 51
70+ 18

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 39
Female 69