Following a stroke that damages the hypothalamus, what would you expect the person to have problems with?

Basic dysfunctions: Specific manifestations can include: alteration of temperature control, blood pressure lability, hormonal disregulation (such as menstrual abnormalities, sleep-wake cycle changes, increased or decreased appetite/weight status. These may be permanent.

Critical area: The hypothalamus is a critical area, depending on the extent of the stroke you can have wide-ranging symptoms from coma to the inability to regulate basic bodily functions (e.g. Temperature). Some of these basic control circuits will be able to find a new stable state with time but not all of them and strokes in this area may have profound and permanent symptoms.