Question:
My father had a massive stroke in October and despite the doctors'predictions, he has survived and is improving. Unfortunately, there wasbrain damage. He has aphasia and is getting speech therapy to deal withthat, but another problem is his vision. He complains to me that thingsare skewed (or "eyed" as he puts it). His right side has been affectedmost by the stroke, but I can't tell whether only one eye is affected ornot. His aphasia and general mental confusion makes it difficult to tellexactly what's going on. Anyway, I'm wondering if any work has beendone on diagnosing this type of vision problem. I know the problemis in his brain, not his eyes, but can any type of corrective measuresbe taken?

Answer: What type of aphasia is he experiencing? 1. Can he not form words at all. 2. Is he not able to think of the appropriate words. For example: If youhold an object in front of him is he able to recognize the object but notable to say its name (does he say anything?)

This will help localize the area of the brain that was effected by the strokeand give an idea of what's going on with his vision.

He has version #2. He does talk and makes sense a lot of the time, butcan't remember some words unless his memory is prompted by someassociation. For example, when shown a comb, he can't remember thename until prompted with "brush and ..." and then he respondsinstantly with "comb." He can also read. He sometimes uses the wrongword for something though it's usually somehow related. For example,he calls my mother by his sister's name a lot. The bleed location wasin the thalamus (sp?).