Whats different about fatigue than regular tiredness after a stroke?
When people experience regular fatigue, they have warnings; they start to get tired. Also, the tiredness is related to some activity they are doing, and it improves after rest. Stroke survivors describe post-stroke fatigue as something that comes on without warning, like “hitting a wall,” and rest doesn’t always make it better. In addition, post-stroke fatigue can take different forms, including physical fatigue, being too tired to think clearly, and being unable to be social with others. Some people find that their ability to concentrate or remember things is unpredictable, which may be an indication that you have problems with “cognitive” fatigue. Why do stroke survivors have fatigue? The reasons for post-stroke fatigue aren’t understood, but it is quite common. In studies, about 40 to 70 percent of stroke survivors experience it. Why are there more problems with post-stroke fatigue over the holidays? Stroke survivors have more post-stroke fatigue during the holidays for the same rea
