If you suspect a pathology, you need to act very quickly.
A person can fully recover from a stroke if help is provided on time. But two-thirds of the survivors still remain disabled, writes medicinenet. com.
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain stops.. What area has lost blood, such symptoms will appear. Any function of the nervous system may be impaired, but usually symptoms appear suddenly and on one side of the body.
At one point, you may see:.
weakness or paralysis of any part of the body,.
numbness in any part of the body, tingling sensation, “needles”,.
complete loss of sensation in any part of the body,.
loss of balance when walking, gait changes, difficulty in trying to coordinate movements,.
blurred vision - in one or two eyes,.
dizziness,.
inability to express in words a thought, illegible speech or its complete loss,.
difficulty swallowing.
memory loss,.
muscle tone change, muscle tension,.
behavior change.
severe headache, not like the one in the past.
The signs of a microstroke are the same, only they themselves pass and do not return in the near future. Moreover, a person can have either one or several of the listed symptoms.
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In a few seconds, you can confirm the concerns about cerebrovascular accident. To do this, ask the person to do three things..
Let him smile. With a stroke, it is impossible to do this with two sides of the lips: half of the mouth will remain down, and the face will look asymmetrical.
A man must raise two hands. If one limb goes down, feels weak - this is a sign of a stroke.
Ask questions and pay attention to speech.
With a stroke it is difficult, sometimes impossible, to pronounce even the simplest words. Alternatively - ask to repeat your offer. Any oddities in the speech speak of a brain disaster.
And most importantly - when you see the first signs of a stroke, call an ambulance immediately. Resuscitators, neurologists, endovascular surgeons and other specialists will take care of the human condition in the hospital..
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