Not sure of your age but this happened to my mother three years ago (she was 76 at the time). We suspect that she had actually had a series of small strokes that had gone unnoticed before having an obvious episode that caused her to be hospitalized.
I took her to a neurologist based on a referral but I wish that I had done more checking because he really didn’t deal with stroke related brain damage. He basically said to just wait and maybe the other side of her brain would take over for the damaged area - which did not happen! If I had known more then, I might have tried to get a second opinion and I might have insisted on some occupational therapy.
We had a PET scan done last year and there is basically no blood flow to her left temporal lobe, which is what controls short term memory, ability to read/recognize letters, and executive functioning. She had to quit driving and is now living in a independent living retirement home.
I would really recommend that you find a doctor who specializes in stroke damage and try to get started on some therapies to reactivate areas of the brain - don’t wait to get better because without help, you may not improve. Also, make sure that you take someone with you to all appointments who will take notes, ask questions and be your advocate!
Take care and God bless!
I’m 37.
My wife goes with me to every appointment.
If I don’t like what the neurologist says, I’ll definitely get a second opinion.