| You may or may not know the warning | | | | bodydifficulty speaking or the inability to |
| symptoms of a stroke. If you do know the | | | | speakblurred or double visiondizziness, loss of |
| classic signs, there is a good chance you don't | | | | balance and coordinationconfusion, memory |
| know how stroke sometimes manifests itself in | | | | impairment and spatial perceptionsudden and |
| women. | | | | severe headache |
| If all you know are the classic signs of stroke, | | | | Other Possible Signs of Stroke in Women:falls or |
| you don't know enough. | | | | accidentsseizure |
| Recent research has shown that the classic | | | | Sudden:pain in the face, arms, chest or |
| symptoms of stroke may not always be the | | | | legsnauseatirednessheart palpitationshiccups |
| symptoms women experience. Women may | | | | How well a patient recovers from stroke depends |
| complain of different symptoms than men when | | | | on how quickly they are treated. The first three |
| entering and emergency room. Often, the | | | | hours after the onset of a stroke are the optimal |
| symptoms women complain about are different | | | | time for receiving the best clot busting drugs. The |
| from the list and because of the discrepancy, | | | | diagnosis of a stroke within that time is crucial and |
| women are more apt to be checked for | | | | may determine whether a person lives or |
| something other than a stroke. This wastes | | | | recovers. |
| valuable time during which they could be receiving | | | | This is yet another area of concern involving |
| important and necessary treatments. Many | | | | women and variations of symptoms. Women are |
| women do have traditional symptoms so it is best | | | | known to have different complaints when it |
| not to assume they aren't having a stroke | | | | comes to heart attack as well. |
| because their signs are classic. It is important to | | | | Because of the ignorance about women's distinct |
| recognize both the classic signs of stroke as well | | | | differences involving major health issues such as |
| as the signs that may present themselves in the | | | | heart attack and stroke, the mortality rate for |
| female gender exclusively. | | | | women is higher than it has to be. We can lower |
| The classic stroke symptoms:weakness or | | | | the numbers by increasing awareness. |
| numbness, especially in one side of the | | | | |