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**brraverishhh** · 07-14-2012, 02:02 PM

Mr. Brahmanyan,
How do we know someone is having a stroke?
Can a layman differentiate between a stroke and 1000 other possible ailments?

Yes, a layman can recognize when a stroke hits him. Here are the signs:
1. Numbness in face , arm, and/or leg----one side only. Usually if the left side artery is blocked the right side feels the effect and vice versa.
2. The patient will be confused. Slurred speech
3. Trouble speaking/understanding
4. Difficulty in walking.
5. Dizziness
6. Loss of balance/coordination
7. Severe headache.

Transient Ischemic Attacks are not that severe. You can be walking and you might experience some of the synptoms. My colleague, Dr. James Crawford, experienced a stroke when he was cutting grass. He stopped mowing and walked into the house and slumped in the chair. After a few minutes of dizziness he came back to himself. Then his wife drove him to the hospital. He has recovered now with some damage to his left side. But he can walk and drive. He wrote the book after gathering all his experience as a stroke patient and after doing elaborate meta research.

07-14-2012, 02:02 PM	#20
brraverishhh Join Date Jan 2006 Posts 5,127 Senior Member	Mr. Brahmanyan, How do we know someone is having a stroke? Can a layman differentiate between a stroke and 1000 other possible ailments? Yes, a layman can recognize when a stroke hits him. Here are the signs: 1. Numbness in face , arm, and/or leg----one side only. Usually if the left side artery is blocked the right side feels the effect and vice versa. 2. The patient will be confused. Slurred speech 3. Trouble speaking/understanding 4. Difficulty in walking. 5. Dizziness 6. Loss of balance/coordination 7. Severe headache. Transient Ischemic Attacks are not that severe. You can be walking and you might experience some of the synptoms. My colleague, Dr. James Crawford, experienced a stroke when he was cutting grass. He stopped mowing and walked into the house and slumped in the chair. After a few minutes of dizziness he came back to himself. Then his wife drove him to the hospital. He has recovered now with some damage to his left side. But he can walk and drive. He wrote the book after gathering all his experience as a stroke patient and after doing elaborate meta research.
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