Warning signs of a stroke include tingling in the limbs, loss of motor skills, convulsions, speech difficulties, headaches, and facial contortions. A tingling sensation and loss of motor skills are telltale signs of a severe stroke, while sporadic speech and headaches are also linked to strokes. Facial deformation is another symptom of a major stroke.
Before a massive stroke occurs, the body will experience a number of warning signs. A transient ischemic attack is an episode of symptoms that occur shortly before a stroke occurs. Most of these symptoms manifest as extreme tingling in the limbs, loss of motor skills, potential body convulsions, sporadic speech, random headaches, and involuntary facial contortions.
A telltale sign of a massive stroke is when the extremities begin to have a tingling sensation, sometimes described as a needle-stinging sensation. If the numbness affects most of one side of the body, that’s even more cause for alarm. The excessive numbness is caused by poor circulation to the extremities of the body, which usually accompanies a stroke. A vascular blockage can occur due to thrombosis, arterial embolism or the formation of a hemorrhage.
The tingling sensation can also be accompanied by extreme loss of motor skills. A brain that is deprived of oxygen during a severe stroke will send random electrical signals to the muscles, which show as jerky movements of the legs or arms. Sometimes the whole body will have convulsions, similar to a fit.
Sporadic speech and strange speech impediments are also a sign of a severe stroke. If a person is suspected of having a stroke, ask them to repeat a sentence. If they have difficulty repeating the sentence, or if the sentence is repeated incoherently, then the person may be having a stroke. Strokes occur when the brain suffers from a lack of oxygen, which can manifest as sporadic communication skills. Stroke victims will have difficulty stringing sentences or sentences together, evident by the person’s involuntary stuttering and skipping of spoken words.
A random and intense headache or migraine is also linked to the occurrence of a stroke. A hemorrhage or blockage in a blood vessel in the brain can cause severe, debilitating pain in the cranial region. If the pain is in one area of the head, a stroke is more likely.
The face area can also become deformed during a stroke. If someone is suffering a possible stroke, ask the victim to smile. A person who has trouble controlling the muscles in their face to form a smile correctly is likely experiencing a major stroke.
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