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Stroke Symptoms Guide

  • Sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body
  • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding speech
  • Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
  • Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
  • Sudden severe headache with no known cause

Call 911…
if you see or have any of these symptoms. Treatment can be more effective if given quickly. Every minute counts!

American Academy of Neurology American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses American College of Emergency Physicians
American Society of Neuroradiology American Stroke Association, a Division of American Heart Association
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Congress of Neurological Surgeons
National Association of EMS Physicians National Association of State EMS Officials
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Stroke Association
Neurocritical Care Society Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery
Stroke Belt Consortium Veterans Administration