Stroke

Overview

Condition Specific Sites

Symptoms

  • Sudden numbness, weakness, or paralysis of the face, arm or leg — usually on one side of the body
  • Loss of speech, or trouble talking or understanding speech (aphasia)
  • Sudden blurred, double or decreased vision
  • Dizziness, loss of balance or loss of coordination
  • A sudden, severe "bolt out of the blue" headache or an unusual headache, which may be accompanied by a stiff neck, facial pain, pain between the eyes, vomiting or altered consciousness
  • Confusion, or problems with memory, spatial orientation or perception
  • Aphasia
  • Transient ischemic attack

Diagnosis

Treatments

Anatomy

Ogranizations and Patient-Centered Sites