Impaired vision after waking up from sleep in the morning is called by doctors one of the precursors of a stroke.
Harvard specialists spoke about symptoms that may occur shortly before a stroke, becoming the body's warning of an impending disaster. In particular, the following states are possible before the stroke.
- Increased blood pressure.
- Dizziness.
- Headache.
According to doctors, these symptoms are often not perceived as something serious, and they do not get proper attention.
“It is especially alarming when they are joined by numbness, muscle weakness on one side of the body, facial asymmetry and speech impairment. All this can warn of a high risk of stroke, ”the Express quoted medical workers as saying.
Experts focused on what symptom-harbinger often occurs a few days before a stroke. They called this warning sign a complete or partial short-term loss of vision, usually occurring in the morning after waking up. Violation is due to blockage of the arteries that feed the organs of vision. Such a blockage in most cases passes quite quickly and vision is restored. However, a few days after this, a person may suffer a stroke of the brain.
Scientists representing the University of Pennsylvania, in turn, state that morning vision problems can mean the development of the so-called eye stroke.
Early signs of a stroke that can save lives
“Many people with eye A stroke is a loss of vision in one eye immediately after waking up. Some say that it is as if a dark spot or a strange shadow has appeared before the eyes.
Experts recommend contacting a doctor with such a violation. Ocular stroke indicates susceptibility to thrombosis, which increases the risk of the most dangerous vascular disorders for a person. thyroid gland.
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