Beyond F.A.S.T. – Other Symptoms You Should Know
Sometimes a stroke happens gradually, but you’re likely to have one or more sudden symptoms like these:
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- Numbness or weakness in your face, arm, or leg, especially on one side
- Confusion or trouble understanding other people
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- Difficulty speaking
- Trouble seeing with one or both eyes
- Problems walking or staying balanced or coordinated
- Dizziness
- Severe headache that comes on for no reason
If you have these symptoms, call 112 even if you’re not sure you’re having a stroke.
Warning Signs in Posterior Circulation Strokes
Posterior circulations strokes (a stroke that occurs in the back part of the brain) occurs when a blood vessel in the back part of the brain is blocked causing the death of brain cells (called an infarction) in the area of the blocked blood vessel. This type of stroke can also be caused by a ruptured blood vessel in the back part of the brain. When this type of stroke happens several symptoms occur and they can be very different than the symptoms that occur in the blood circulation to the front part of the brain (called anterior circulation strokes). Symptoms include:
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- Vertigo, like the room, is spinning.
- Imbalance
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- One-sided arm or leg weakness.
- Slurred speech or dysarthria
- Double vision or other vision problems
- A headache
- Nausea and or vomiting
Know Your Risk
Are there ways to prevent stroke? Learn what puts you at higher risk of having a stroke, and about problems that can result if you have a stroke. Nearly 50% of all adult men have high blood pressure, and a higher risk for stroke. Ask the important men & women in your life to measure their blood pressure regularly.
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