Stroke Symptoms? Call 9-1-1 Quick Treatment Vital to Patient Health By Terri Couse WHEN YOU'RE HAVING . strake, every seond THINK FAST counts. People may believe their sympeoms will get better if they jast "wait for a bit". But the more time passes before treatment, the more likely it is that a stroke victim will have long-lasting or permanent damage, F is facial drooping present; is one side of the face numb? Is the person's smile lopsided? Stroke is the fith leading cause of death and the leading A - is one arm weaker than the other? cause of long-term disability in the United States. Stroke occurs more in women than in men, and African Americans are at greater risk than any other racial group within the American population. When both arms are raised, does one drift down? S Is the person unable to speak or is speech slurred or difficult to understand? THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF STROKE: Transient ischemic attack (TIA). 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But the more time passes before treatment, the more likely it is that a stroke victim will have long-lasting or permanent damage, F is facial drooping present; is one side of the face numb? Is the person's smile lopsided? Stroke is the fith leading cause of death and the leading A - is one arm weaker than the other? cause of long-term disability in the United States. Stroke occurs more in women than in men, and African Americans are at greater risk than any other racial group within the American population. When both arms are raised, does one drift down? S Is the person unable to speak or is speech slurred or difficult to understand? THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF STROKE: Transient ischemic attack (TIA). This is often referred to as a "mini-seroke", Blood Bow to the beain is interrupted and symptoms are tenmporary. Though less serious than other types of stroke, a TIA a warning sign and needs to be taken seriously. T Time to call 9-1-1. Even if the symptoms go away (possibly a TIAJ, medical help is needed immediately. it will be important to tell emergency responders what time the symptoms were first noticed. Marion General Hospital partnen with the SerokeCare Now Network (SCNN) in Fr. Wayne, Hemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke. This occurs when Indiana. a vesel in the brain ruptures, causing blood to accumulate in the brain. Ischemic (decreased blood HEMORRHAGIC flow) strokes account for 87% of all strokes. They occur when a clot obstructs blood Bow to the brain. If caught MGH uses telemedicine Bo allow a neurologist to see and speak to the patient. The emergency department physician, nurse, neurologist, patient and family then work together to decide the best counse of treatment. If certain criteria are met, medication can be given to break up the clot of STROKE carly enough - generally within just a few hours after symptoms begin - the effects of the stroke can be reversed or at least minimined by modication or procedures. Timely stroke treatment is vital to a good outoome for Less the ischemie stroke or the clot can be removed common 13% wich a procedure done at Latheran or Parkview of all strokes are Hospital. For a TIA, close observation in the hospital or follow-up with your family physician will be recommended. For a bleeding stroke, depending on the severity, the bleeding can be stopped Hemorrhagic. patients. Acconding to rescanchers, for every minute in which a large vesel ischemik stooke is untreated, the average patient loses almost two million neurons. If you or a loved one caperience stroke The only way to know if you arce having a stroke or the sympeoms, call 911 immediatcly. To help you remember the main signs of stroke and what to do, use the letters immediatcly. Remember that "time is brain"- the more of EA.S.T.(face, arms, speech, time). Even if stroke sympooms go away, medical belp is needed brain. immediately. It will be important to tell emergency To larn mere about the SerokeCareNew Netwerk responders what time the symptoms were first notod. by a special procedure or surgery. type of stroke you are having is to seek medical treatment time passes, the more damage a stroke will cause to the e to wtrodcarene.om STROKECARE NOWnetwork EACE. RMS. SPEECH. IME. WHEN STROKE STRIKES act F.A.S.T. CALL 911 MGH health BEAT www.mgh.net