The faster someone reaches emergency medical care, the better the chance doctors have to limit brain injury and disability.
If stroke symptoms appear, contact emergency medical services rather than driving yourself to the hospital.
The Bottom Line
Continue on the next page ️️There is no reliable rule that your body will always warn you exactly one month before a stroke.
The meaningful warning event is sometimes a TIA, and its symptoms can disappear before a person seeks help.
Sudden facial drooping, one-sided weakness, speech problems, vision changes, severe imbalance, dizziness accompanied by neurological symptoms, or a sudden severe headache should never be ignored. At the same time, controlling blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, smoking, inactivity, atrial fibrillation, and other major risk factors can substantially lower stroke risk.
