Understanding the Symptoms and Causes of Stroke: A Comprehensive Guide

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Stroke is a sudden or sudden disruption of blood circulation to the brain. There are two causes, it could be a blocked or broken blood vessel in the brain.

“If the stroke (occurs) suddenlyvery suddenly,” said doctor Sigit Dewanto H., Sp.N, FINS, FINA from Pondok Indah – Puri Indah Hospital, Jakarta on Wednesday (26/10/2023).

He gave an example of his past experience when he was chatting with someone. In the middle of having fun chatting, the person you are talking to suddenly experiences slurred speech or difficulty speaking. As is known, pellucidity is one of the characteristics of a stroke.

Stroke symptoms are different from other diseases such as brain tumors which grow slowly and then cause symptoms. Meanwhile, in strokes, the symptoms appear suddenly.

The following are the symptoms of a stroke:

1. Weakness or tingling sensation in the face, hands and feet. Usually only occurs on one side of the body.

“Weakness or tingling in the face, hands and feet, usually one side first, then right or left. If there is tingling in all four, two hands, two feet, it’s not a stroke. Or just tingling in the hands, it’s also not a stroke,” explained Sigit .

2. Confusion

3. Difficulty speaking (slurred) or understanding speech

4. Difficulty seeing

5. Difficulty walking or experiencing balance problems

6. Dizzy spinning

7. Severe headache

“According to the literature, stroke cases are described as very severe headaches. The pain has never been felt before by the patient, different from the dizziness that has been experienced,” explained the neurology expert who graduated from Diponegoro University.

8. Fainting or being unconscious

2023-10-26 00:00:40
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