How to Recognize if You are Suffering a Stroke
According to Everyday Health in an article entitled “Am I Having a Stroke?,” “The window of opportunity to successfully treat a stroke is short – about three hours – so awareness of stroke symptoms is important. Maybe you think you can spot stroke symptoms in someone else, but would you know if a stroke was happening to you?”
In this Everyday Health article, Mark Alberts, MD (Professor of Neurology at Northwestern University) lists the following as signs you may be having a stroke:
- Having difficulty speaking (e.g., finding words, slurring your speech, being unable to speak.
- Having trouble understanding what others are saying to you
- Feeling weak or numb on one side of your body (inability to move your body, expecially if it strikes suddenly)
- Having difficulty with coordination
- Seeing double
- Experiencing a severe headache
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