How Do You Recognize Early Stroke Warning Signs?
This article will discuss how to identify possible early stroke warning signs. A stroke, or transient ischemic attack (TIA), occurs when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel carrying blood flow to an area in the brain and depending upon the area of the brain affected, speech, movement and memory could be lost. If the stroke is minor, a person could experience weakness of an arm or leg. If the stroke is more serious, the person may be paralyzed on one side of the body, or lose the ability to speak. Some people completely recover, but more than 2/3 of people will be left with some type of disabilty. To avoid permanent brain damage, it is important to recognize the early warning signs of stroke. When brain cells are damaged during a stroke, the abilities controlled by the particular area of the brain are lost. These abilities could include speech, movement and memory. How a stroke patient is affected depends on where the stroke occurs in the brain and how much the brain is damaged. For exam
