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Ufa doctors named the top 5 symptoms of stroke, neurologist Erokhin named its atypical signs

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Doctors from Ufa shared a list of 5 key symptoms of stroke, including severe weakness and vision problems.

The top 5 symptoms of stroke were named by Ufa doctors from City Clinical Hospital No. 5, this list included the following changes in a person's condition:

  • Body imbalance: dizziness, loss of balance;
  • Speech problems: the victim speaks slurredly, does not understand the words addressed to him;
  • Unilateral loss of physical sensation: numbness or weakness on one side of the body occurs;
  • Vision impairment: the victim's vision darkens or doubles, or everything seems blurry;
  • Headache: it is immediately felt as very strong, reminiscent of a blow to the head.

Doctors remind that a stroke is characterized by the sudden appearance of negative symptoms – a person suddenly feels ill for no reason, writes “KP”.

“At risk are elderly people, those with arterial hypertension, high blood cholesterol; atherosclerosis; as well as smokers; those with diabetes or obesity; those with past or existing heart disease,” the experts warned.
What types of stroke are there?In his case, there is an acute cerebrovascular accident, causing the death of its tissues. A stroke can be ischemic – its cause is a blockage of an artery by a thrombus (the most common variant). Another type – hemorrhagic – occurs due to a ruptured vessel and intense hemorrhage in the cranial cavity.

Atypical signs of a stroke. Neurologist Vladimir Erokhin named little-known symptoms of a dangerous brain pathology in a comment to “MedicForum”. According to him, increased irritability or aggression without an apparent cause may indicate a stroke.

“In general, any unexpected or sudden changes in a person's behavior and mood may indicate problems with the brain (for example, TIA – transient ischemic attack, the so-called mini-stroke),” the neurologist noted.
Earlier, the MedikForum.ru portal wrote that doctors named 3 categories of Russians with an increased predisposition to stroke.

Important! Information is provided for reference purposes. Ask a specialist about contraindications and side effects and do not self-medicate under any circumstances. At the first signs of illness, consult a doctor.