Stroke - Be caution for there are no warning signs!

When the brain does not get enough oxygen, it is unable to perform its usual functions. Symptoms of a stroke depend on the area of the brain that is affected and the amount of damage done to the brain tissue.

If a stroke is small, there are no symptoms but it does cause damage to the brain tissue. Such a stroke is called a silent stroke. However, symptoms of a stroke manifest themselves either in a few minutes or a few hours. Symptoms of a stroke may appear and disappear, or disappear completely, or become worse in few hours. Around one third of all strokes occur during sleep and symptoms of a stroke are felt and noticed after waking up.
Symptoms of a Stroke

• Weakness in the arm or leg, or both on the same side of the body

• Numbness of feeling of pins and needles may be present on one side of the body or part of a side

• Problems in coordination. You might find it difficult to keep your balance or face problems in picking up things

• Facial muscles might start drooping

• Slurring in speech and you are not able to control the movements of your tongue and lips

• Having problems in swallowing

• Experiencing dizziness

• Sudden and severe headache

• Loss of peripheral vision or blindness

• Sudden confusion

• You may become unconscious

• Paralysis

• Vomiting

• Seizure

• You might face difficulty in walking

Signs of A Stroke: Most people do not experience any signs of warning when a stroke is about to happen.