Stroke Health Center

Table of Contents

  1. Symptoms
  2. Diagnosis
  3. Treatments
  4. Causes
  5. Living With
  6. Prognosis

Symptoms of stroke are usually very noticeable. For example, most stroke patients have trouble walking, speaking and seeing.

Stroke patients often experience paralysis or numbness in one half of the body. Other common symptoms include vomiting, sudden severe headache and confusion.

Patients who may be having a stroke should seek emergency medical care immediately. Do not wait to see if the symptoms dissipate. Because a stroke means blood flow to the brain is blocked or restricted, every passing minute increases the likelihood the patient will have permanent brain damage or die.