I had a stoke in May 2009 and if you met me for the first time, you wouldn't realize that 30 % of my cerebellum was damaged. The most challenging deficit that I have ( balance is ok on the flat, word recall is challenging sometimes and my speech goes off when tired) is the need to have, every single day, a sleep. I know when I need to lie down as I get a mild pressure headache, my speech starts to slur and I am tired. After 2-3 hours sleep, I wake up and feel just fine again. Does anyone else have this issue? I have been through two sleep studies and also seen a sleep neurologist at Mass General and was told that it may be as a result of where the stroke was and can take many years for this to go away. Thanks