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Silent Strokes Take a Toll
A new study shows that nearly 11% of participants who thought they were healthy actually had some brain damage from a “silent” stroke. Silent strokes are true strokes but don’t have noticeable symptoms.
A new study shows that nearly 11% of participants who thought they were healthy actually had some brain damage from a “silent” stroke. Silent strokes are true strokes but don’t have noticeable symptoms.
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Symptoms
If you have symptoms of a stroke, seek emergency medical care. General symptoms of a stroke include sudden onset of:
- Numbness, weakness, or paralysis of the face, arm, or leg, typically on one side of the body.
- Trouble seeing in one or both eyes, such as dimness, blurring, double vision, or loss of vision.
- Confusion, trouble understanding.
- Slurred or garbled speech.
- Trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.
- Severe headache.
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