Basal ganglia are a part in your brain that consists of putamen, globus pallidus and caudate nucleus. This region will be under continuous supply of blood but sometimes blood supply is blocked causing basal ganglia stroke. Once the stroke occurs, it can cause very explicit symptoms.
Symptoms :
Some of the symptoms of occurring stroke in the basal ganglia region are change in body movement. The muscles become stiff and rigid. It can cause mild tremors in the body and loss of movement. There may be difficulty in swallowing and smiling and even speaking. All these bodily changes are indicative of stroke.
For some people it can affect cognition by reducing its function thereby causing inability to make decision, loss of memory and loss of concentration etc. There can be nausea, vomiting and headache due to the bleeding of tissues and nerves. It can cause frustration, anxiety, depression, difficulty in understanding, loss of interest, and sudden irritation and anger.
More symptoms :
If the basal ganglia stroke occurs on the right side, then the patient will have problems on the left side nervous system. He may not be able to move his eyes to the left. He can also see the food present only on the right side and not on the left side. He will swallow food only through right side and ignore left side.
The person will lose sensitivity after he gets a stroke. He may not feel the touch or identify where someone touches him. There may not be any pain or temperature in the affected area. The stroke will intensely affect the eye movement. The person will have problems in looking up or moving his eyes to one side. It can affect the pupil’s size in extreme cases. Changes in judgmental skill and personality are quite common after a stroke.