Here are 10 important early warning signs of a stroke that everyone should recognize. A stroke is a medical emergency involving Stroke, and fast action can prevent permanent disability.
🚨 10 Early Warning Signs of Stroke
🧠 1. Face drooping
- One side of the face looks uneven
- Smile becomes lopsided
💪 2. Arm weakness
- One arm drifts down when both are raised
- Sudden numbness or weakness
🗣️ 3. Speech difficulty
- Slurred or unclear speech
- Trouble speaking or understanding
👁️ 4. Vision problems
- Sudden blurred or double vision
- Loss of vision in one eye
🤕 5. Severe sudden headache
- Intense “worst headache”
- More common in bleeding-type stroke
🧍 6. Loss of balance or coordination
- Dizziness
- Trouble walking straight
🧠 7. Confusion
- Sudden difficulty understanding simple things
- Disorientation
🦵 8. One-sided numbness
- Face, arm, or leg affected on one side
🍽️ 9. Trouble swallowing
- Choking or difficulty managing saliva/food
⏱️ 10. Sudden weakness or collapse
- Sudden inability to stand or move properly
⏱️ Remember FAST
- Face drooping
- Arm weakness
- Speech difficulty
- Time to call emergency help
🚑 What to do immediately
- Call emergency services right away
- Note the exact time symptoms started
- Do NOT give food or water
- Keep the person safe and lying down
