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Gender Gap in Stroke Symptoms?
Women may be more likely than men to have "nontraditional" stroke symptoms, especially disorientation, confusion, or loss of consciousness, according to a new study.
Women may be more likely than men to have "nontraditional" stroke symptoms, especially disorientation, confusion, or loss of consciousness, according to a new study.
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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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