If you can remember HELP NOW, you can remember the warning
signs of stroke. They include:
H - Headache: A sudden, severe headache, particularly
in someone with no history of headaches.
E - Eyesight: A sudden change in vision in either eye
or both eyes.
L - Language: Sudden difficulty in talking or
understanding speech.
P - Paralysis: The sudden onset of a complete
inability to use a part of the body, especially an arm and a
leg on the same side.
N - Numbness: The sudden onset of numbness on the
face, an arm, and/or a leg, especially on the same side.
O - Orientation: The sudden onset of disorientation or
confusion.
W - Weakness: The sudden onset of weakness in an arm
and/or leg, especially on one side. This needs to be
evaluated even if the person still has some use of the
extremity.
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