8 Warning Signs of Stroke That May Appear Before a Major Event — and 9 Ways to Lower Your Risk

or TIA can affect vision in one or both eyes.

 

Possible symptoms include:

  • Blurred vision
  • Double vision
  • Partial loss of sight
  • Complete loss of vision in one eye
  • Difficulty seeing on one side

Sudden visual changes should never simply be blamed on tiredness or aging.

6. Sudden Loss of Balance or Coordination

A stroke affecting certain parts of the brain may cause:

  • Stumbling
  • Difficulty standing
  • Trouble walking
  • Loss of coordination
  • Difficulty controlling movements normally

These symptoms can occur even without obvious arm or facial weakness.

7. Sudden Severe Dizziness

Dizziness alone has many possible causes, but it becomes more concerning when it begins suddenly together with:

  • Double vision
  • Difficulty walking
  • Weakness
  • Numbness
  • Speech problems
  • Severe loss of balance

That combination may signal a neurological emergency.

8. A Sudden Severe Headache

A sudden, unusually intense headache with no clear explanation can sometimes occur with a bleeding-type stroke.

It may be accompanied
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