Five Stroke Symptoms You Should Not Ignore
If you take action without delay when a stroke happens, you can decrease chances of having permanent impairment.
What would you do when you’re getting coffee one morning and you drop your cup because your hand suddenly became weak? Or you’re having lunch with a friend and he stops making sense or seems confused by what you’re saying? If you’re not sure what to do, you’re not along.
The American Stroke Association advices dialing 911 to someone experiencing any of the following:
· Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body.
· Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.
· Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance and coordination.
· Sudden severe headache.
· Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
The medical advice is to not to try to sort out what any of these symptoms mean, even if they only last a few minutes and go away, but to get help quickly. It’s also suggested not to try to get to the hospital on your own because the paramedics can often begin the needed evaluation. Besides, patients who arrive by ambulance are usually triaged for care more quickly than walk ins.
Strokes are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. but most stroke victims survive. The problem is that many survivors don’t fully recover making stroke a leading cause of long-term disability. The degree of disability varies widely depending upon general health and rehab therapies.
I know of one woman who had a stroke about 4 years ago in her early sixties. She still goes to speech therapy to deal with her aphasia. I know of two men who had a stroke a year or so ago and I don’t see any symptoms in either of them. Both these men said they received help very quickly. I would never have known they suffered a stroke. Do you have stories about people you know who had a stroke that you could share with us?
To your success at healthy aging.
Ruthan Brodsky
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Women are more prone to stroke than men. Some of the symptoms include feeling weak, loss sensation, loss in eyesight, fever, feeling nauseous, headache, feeling unconsciousness etc. If anyone experience such symptoms, should immediately go to doctor because it is medical urgent situation.
I had a stroke a few months before my 65th birthday. I didn’t believe that it had happened, and didn’t let myself be taken to the hospital until the next day. I’m doing pretty well in recovery, but will never know how I would be had I gone sooner. If you suspect a loved on may have had a stroke – get them to the hospital – the first few hours are crucial.
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