Emilia Clarke discussing two life threatening Brain Aneurysm .

BY MEGAN MCCLUSKEY

MARCH 21, 2019

Emilia Clarke has opened up about surviving two life-threatening brain aneurysms during the early days of Game of Thrones.

In an article for the New Yorker, Clarke spoke publicly for the first time about suffering two brain aneurysms, the first of which struck shortly after she finished filming her scenes as Daenerys Targaryen for season 1 of Game of Thrones. She revealed that she experienced her first aneurysm at 24 years old while working out with her trainer.

“I immediately felt as though an elastic band were squeezing my brain. I tried to ignore the pain and push through it, but I just couldn’t. I told my trainer I had to take a break,” she wrote. “Somehow, almost crawling, I made it to the locker room. I reached the toilet, sank to my knees, and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill. Meanwhile, the pain—shooting, stabbing, constricting pain—was getting worse. At some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged.”

A Tour of the Brain

A Tour of the Brain

Updated:Dec 16,2014

A Tour of the Brain. A user-friendly guide to the components of the human brain and how they function. – By Jon Caswell

Imagine carrying the responsibility of accepting, organizing and interpreting floods of incoming and outgoing information every second of every day. Just think of the stress of having to regulate the temperature, warning systems and mechanical functions of absolutely everything, including those critical to keeping your world alive. Getting a headache just thinking about it? Continue reading “A Tour of the Brain”

The Truth about the Plateau in Stroke Recovery

The Truth about the Plateau in Stroke Recovery

As a stroke survivor, you may have heard someone say, “You’ve reached a plateau,” or “You’re plateauing.” A plateau is high flat land, so what does it have to do with your stroke recovery?

What does a plateau have to do with stroke recovery?

Immediately after you have a stroke is when everything is at the very worst. You may be paralyzed, confused, and unable to speak. Each day you get better as your brain heals, recovering from the shock of the stroke. The progress in the first few weeks or months is often rapid— a steadily upward line on the recovery chart.

But then the slope of that line may start to grow more horizontal. The change doesn’t come as fast or as spontaneously. As that line flattens out, you’ll start to hear about a plateau in your progress. After you’ve reached it, it may feel like you’re stuck—unable to climb any higher. Therapists may start to suggest your therapy will end. Doctors might say this is the best you’ll ever be. And you know what? They might be right— if you believe them. Continue reading “The Truth about the Plateau in Stroke Recovery”

Executive Dysfunction after Brain Injury

Executive dysfunction
after brain injury

Executive dysfunction is a term for the range of cognitive, emotional and behavioural difficulties which often occur after injury to the frontal lobes of the brain. Impairment of executive functions is common after acquired brain injury and has a profound effect on many aspects of everyday life.

This page what executive functions are, why they are so important and which part of the brain is responsible for controlling them. It then provides an overview of the causes, effects, assessment and rehabilitation of executive dysfunction. Some general coping strategies are also suggested to help brain injury survivors to compensate for impairments. Continue reading “Executive Dysfunction after Brain Injury”

Frontal Lobe Injury Long Term Effects

Frontal Lobe Brain Injury Long Term Effects.
April 28, 2016
Any serious injury to the body can have significant ant lasting effects. However, traumatic brain injuries bring with them an even more profound set of challenges. This is true because they can have an overarching effect on a person’s ability to think, communicate, and connect with the world.

Nearly two percent of the American population, as many as 5.3 million people, today are living with the permanently disabling effects of traumatic brain injury. Considering the many dangers that abound in our fast-paced environment, this relatively small percentage is a testament to the body’s built-in defenses that, in most circumstances, protect the brain. Continue reading “Frontal Lobe Injury Long Term Effects”

Brain/ Gut Connection

Author: Denise Angelle Kinsley | November 23, 2016
Did you know that the brain-gut connection is at the core of our overall well-being?

Remember that visceral “gut feeling” you had when you decided to walk down one road instead of the other? What about those butterflies in your stomach that took off before you spoke up in class for the first time? Scientists are learning that the intimate relationship between the gut and the brain is bidirectional; your brain sends butterflies to your stomach and your gut relays its state of anxiety to the brain. Continue reading “Brain/ Gut Connection”

Atrial Fibrillation/ Bad Wiring

 

A Nervous System Problem–Potential Competing Electric Signals

We used to say that the human being is comprised of two distinct neural systems, one under control of a master executive component called the “central nervous system,” and the other (the “peripheral nervous system”) under an ancillary controller connecting to that executive. Continue reading “Atrial Fibrillation/ Bad Wiring”

Effective Guidelines for 7 Stages of Stroke Recovery

Effective Guidelines For 7 Stages Of Stroke Recovery

Understanding the Brunnstrom stages of stroke recovery will allow you to identify where you are in your stroke recovery timeline and foresee what obstacles you’ll face (and overcome!) on the road to recovery.
Now let’s move on to the Brunnstrom stages of stroke recovery.

Continue reading “Effective Guidelines for 7 Stages of Stroke Recovery”