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Join TodayKnowing the signs and symptoms of a stroke is the first step to ensuring medical help is received immediately. For each minute a stroke goes untreated and blood flow to the brain continues to be blocked, a person loses about 1.9 million neurons. This could mean that a person’s speech, movement, memory, and so much more can be affected.
Learn as many stroke symptoms as possible so you can recognize stroke FAST and save a life!
Stroke symptoms include:
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SUDDEN numbness or weakness of face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body |
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SUDDEN confusion, trouble speaking, or understanding |
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SUDDEN trouble seeing in one or both eyes |
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SUDDEN trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination |
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SUDDEN severe headache with no known cause |
Call 9-1-1 immediately if you observe any of these symptoms.
Note the time of the first symptom.
This information is important and can affect treatment decisions.
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