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Signs of a Stroke

If one or more of these signs are present, don't delay:

 

  • 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 SEEING IN ONE OR BOTH EYES
  • SUDDEN TROUBLE WALKING, DIZZINESS, LOSS OF BALANCE OR COORDINATION
  • SUDDEN SEVERE HEADACHE WITH NO KNOWN CAUSE

Dial 9-1-1 Fast

 

Strokes are life-and-death emergencies — every second counts. If you see or have any of the listed symptoms, immediately call 9-1-1 or your emergency response number. Not all these signs occur in every stroke. Sometimes they go away and return. If these signs and symptoms occur, get help fast! Today stroke victims can benefit from new medications and treatments unavailable to patients in years past. For example, clot-busting drugs can stop some strokes in progress, reducing disability and saving lives. But to be effective, these drugs must be given relatively quickly after stroke symptoms first appear. So again, don't delay — get help right away!

 

More about stroke

 

Immediately call 9-1-1 or your emergency response number so an ambulance (ideally with advanced life support) can be sent for you. Also, check the time so you'll know when the first symptoms appeared. It's very important to take immediate action. If given within 3 hours of the start of symptoms, a clot-busting drug called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) may reduce long-term disability for the most common type of stroke. tPA is the only FDA-approved medication for the treatment of stroke within three hours of stroke symptom onset.

 

A TIA, or transient ischemic attack, is a "warning stroke" or "mini-stroke" that produces stroke-like symptoms but no lasting damage. Recognizing and treating TIAs may reduce your risk of a major stroke. The usual TIA symptoms are the same as those of stroke, only temporary. The short duration of these symptoms and lack of permanent brain injury is the main difference between TIA and stroke.

 

Information provided by the American Heart Association