SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF STROKE

What are the signs and symptoms of a stroke ? The following examples that follow are just some of the problems with which it is possible to hypothesize the presence of a stroke.

1) The difficulty in speaking may be of two types:

a) Dysarthria

difficulty in articulating words, this is part of the middle part paralysis (hemiparesis ) body.

"
in that time my friends teased me because they thought I was drunk
"

FG

often is visible 'lowering of margin of the mouth (crooked mouth), resulting in difficulties For example, drinking.

" and I drank all the water falling from the mouth
"

CS

b) Aphasia

often language difficulties may occur also in terms of understanding, and the difficulty in finding the right words or replace them with others is often not relevant to the context. This disorder is classified as Aphasia and is generally found when the lesion affects the right half of the body (right hemiplegia) , and then the left hemisphere of the brain.

2) Sudden headache, often very intense may be one of the signs and symptoms of a stroke in progress.

"and then a headache as strong as ever, as if I had been stabbed in the head!"

MR

3) Visual defects, referred to a half of the visual field.

disorders other than those addressed in the section relating to ' left hemiplegia that are identified in neglect and eminegligenza space side.

4) deficit and hemiparesis sensitivity. Manifest as a loss of strength of one-half of the body: leg, arm, back and face. Difficulty or inability to move the parties. This is perhaps one of the signs and symptoms more apparent stroke.

"... it moved so clumsy and loses his balance as a drunken
...."

AM

tingling, or even the feeling that half the body does not belong to us, read more about these symptoms will be discussed in the section relating to ' left hemiplegia under the heading emisomatoagnosia :

"... when I fell on the floor I felt something under the back, there I put a little 'to understand that it was my arm ... "

LI

5) sudden loss of consciousness.

These are just examples of the signs and symptoms can appear individually or in combination with each other, however, not sufficient for diagnosis. However, the stroke is a medical emergency that must be promptly diagnosed and treated in hospital
because of the risk of disability and death.