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Impairments after a stroke may include problems with muscles and movement. These include: Weakness on one side of the body. This may cause you to have trouble walking, grasping objects, or doing other tasks. The side of the body that is affected is opposite from the side of the brain that was damaged by the stroke.
Types Types of stroke. 1  Ischaemic stroke happens when the blood supply to part of your brain is blocked by a blood clot or a piece of fatty material. 2  This is the most common type of stroke. 3  Haemorrhagic stroke is caused by bleeding inside your brain. stroke happens when the blood supply to your brain is cut off. This can be caused by a blood clot in an artery in your brain (ischaemic stroke) or the blood vessel bursting (haemorrhagic stroke). Other things that can increase your risk of having a stroke include: 1  smoking. 2  high blood pressure. 3  high cholesterol.