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Signs of a Stroke – Ischemic stroke
Warning signs you may experience include: BEFAST
- Numbness, weakness or paralysis of the face, arm or leg — especially on one side of the body
- Sudden blurry or decreased vision in one or both eyes or eye deviation
- Difficulty speaking or understanding simple statements or speech issues
- Dizziness, loss of balance or loss of coordination
- Sudden and severe headache with no apparent cause
Hemorrhagic strokes: Symptoms of an AVM or Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Symptoms may appear similar to stroke symptoms, with variations, including:
- Seizures
- Headache, especially on one side of the head
- Muscle weakness
- Loss of movement on one side of the body
- Lightheadedness
- Unable to perform movements, but not due to loss of movement
- Loss of coordination, especially when walking
- Sudden, severe back pain, stiff neck or shoulder pain
- Difficulty speaking or understanding language
- Loss of senses
- Visual problems
- Memory loss
- Difficulty thinking or mental confusion
- Hallucinations
- Brief loss of consciousness
- Nausea and vomiting
- Slurred speech or other speech disturbance
How We Diagnose Stroke
A doctor will look for for muscle weakness, visual and speech problems and movement difficulty.
Images may be taken of your bodily structures:
- CT scan
- MRI scan
- Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
- CT angiogram (CTA)
- Doppler ultrasound
- Digital Subtraction Angiogram