Warning Stroke: What It Is And Symptoms To Look For
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Key Points:
- Strokes affect nearly 800,000 Americans annually, occurring every 40 seconds, with ischemic strokes making up about 85% and hemorrhagic strokes about 15% of cases.
- Warning strokes, or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), cause temporary neurological symptoms without permanent brain damage but signal a high risk of a full stroke within 90 days if untreated.
- Symptoms of TIAs and strokes are identical and can be remembered using the BE FAST acronym: Balance issues, Eyesight changes, Facial droop, Arm weakness, Speech difficulties, and Time to call emergency services.
- TIAs typically last less than an hour, often just a few minutes, but require immediate medical attention as they can precede a
