What is a Stroke?
Stroke means the brain is not getting enough supply of blood. The symptoms of the stroke depend on the area of the brain where the supply gets stopped. It is a dangerous problem and can be very fatal.
It can lead to damages in the brain, disabilities, and even death.
There is a B.E.F.A.S.T method by which you can check the common symptoms of a stroke. Let’s elaborate it:
- Balance: Sudden dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.
- Eyes: Sudden trouble seeing out of one or both eyes.
- Face: Try to smile and checking whether one side of the face droops or not.
- Arms: Raise your both arms. Check whether one arm drops down or not?
- Speech: Speak a short speech and observe is there any slurred or strange speech.
- Time: If the answer is yes for all above the questions, then consult a neurologist right now.
Symptoms of the Stroke:
The common symptoms of the stroke are:
- Problem in speaking and understanding: In the stroke, a person may experience confusion and accordingly experiences, difficulty in understanding and speaking the speech.
- Numbness or Paralysis in the face, arm or leg: Sudden weakness, paralysis or weakness in the body parts, most commonly in the face, arms or legs can be experienced.
- Trouble in seeing using both eyes: The vision gets blurred by either one or both eyes. You can also see the objects double.
- Headache: You may experience sudden and severe headache along with the vomiting, dizziness or unconsciousness.
- Problem in walking: You may face problems in maintaining the balance & coordination and find unable to walk.
If you are facing any of the above symptoms, then immediately contact a neurologist. If you are looking for the Stroke treatment in Jaipur, then you can consult Dr. Vikram Bohra at Jaipur Neuro Clinic, Jaipur.
