Numbness

Tips from survivors: “Even when I couldn’t feel it well, moving and touching the area helped reconnect my brain to it.”

Reduced or absent sensation in part of the body.

Areas of the body may feel “asleep,” tingly, or lacking normal feeling, often affecting the face, arm, or leg on one side.

Stroke damages the brain pathways responsible for processing sensory information from the body.

Sensory retraining, physical and occupational therapy, protecting numb areas from injury, and regular movement.

Very common after stroke, especially when sensory regions of the brain are affected.

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