Stroke signs acronym

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Avatar f tn These blood clots form in the atria and can migrate from the heart to the brain to cause a stroke. There are five major predictors of stroke in patients with AFib.
Avatar n tn My baby had a stroke prior to or at birth that affected her right frontal lobe and right temportal lobe. At 6 months, she appears to have no outward signs of the stroke. From what I've read, some of the damage of the stroke may not be seen until later. Does anyone else have a child like mine? What did you find over time.
Avatar m tn my 85 year old mother had a stroke a few days ago and on the 4th day she was asked to show her finger and she did she also squeeze my sisters finger and she nodded to a question she had a mild to big stroke affecting her left hand is this a good sign for recovery ?
Avatar n tn My husband recently passed away from a hemorrhagic stroke. The doctor said hypertension was the cause. There seemed to be no warning signs except on the day it happened. He had a terrible headache and went downhill from there. He was taking all his medication--plavix, 325 mg of asprin, blood pressure medicine, etc. and was doing fine. He did have very bad back pain but finally got relief and was back to himself for a month and a half. This stroke came on so suddenly....
Avatar m tn s a tad bit of a tingle/numbness from left eye, through my left cheek bone, down to my left side jaw. Could this be signs of some kind of stroke? Or is it more the signs of some allergy?
414327 tn?1208306037 New acronym. Let me know what you think ... I started tx on Jan 11, 2008 and am new to this forum and it is so great. I was reading a post from Orphanedhawk regarding a post I posted (haha) about my attitude and thought of it ... As I am new to this forum I am an FNG - Forum New Guy. It works for a girl too. FNG - Forum New Girl ... interesting, no ? Not an insult by any means. Orphanedhawk mentioned that people that have gone through tx should held newbies.
Avatar n tn I've had an intermittent tingling in my ear and on my face for several days. It lasts 20-30 seconds though it sometimes turns to mild pain and also sometimes includes my jaw and cheekbone. It's mostly on the right side of my face, though I've felt some on the left side as well. I've seen two doctors who couldn't identify it. I have no other symptoms. No headache, nausea, muscle weakness, bels palsy or any of the other signs of stroke. I'm 38 and otherwise healthy.
Avatar n tn can a stroke be faked, or caused by drug abuse and is it normal for the flacicity to come and go randomly sometimes with in 10 min or so.
1452614 tn?1312303518 FAM is an acronym for Fertility Awareness Method. It uses BBT, cervix position, and cervical mucus to determine when ovulation is approaching and when it has occurred. The FAM line is drawn to show the two phases of your cycle. The estrogen phase leading up to ovulation will be the first set of temperatures, they sit below the FAM line. The progesterone or luteal phase is the second set of temperatures after ovulation occurs, they sit above the line.
Avatar n tn I didn't know anything about strokes before I had mine, two years ago at just past my 51st birthday! I always thought that only old people had strokes and certainly the NHS locally is set up for the over 65's, there's no information available for younger people who've had strokes. I'd like to see a big publicity campaign on TV advising people what the general symptoms of stroke are and what you should do about it.
2005895 tn?1327721790 A MRI will definately show signs of a stroke. I had a cat scan and it showed nothing until I had a MRI and it showed a brainstem stroke. Take slow steps and slow movements for everything she does and it will get better.
Avatar f tn in the sense of symptoms of a stroke and stroke warning as signs of a pathology that could lead eventually to a stroke. the only way that could indicate higher risk of stroke is that it was caused by a vascular problem, but you should have a bit more going on I guess. it also depends on your age. maybe it was caused by sudden sun exposure. why are you worried about having a stroke, do you have other symptoms? is there someone in your family who's had a stroke?
Avatar m tn 00 PM and it came back clear. Hestarted feeling better until 9:00 PM when his right arm started going numb and the tingling in his right foot came back and his speach became slurred. The ER continued to watch him and and at 5:00 AM the next morning decided to transfer him to a large hospital in Kansas City. The medical team in KC ran tests and scheduled an MRI. At 6:30 PM they cnducted the MRI.
620048 tn?1358018235 There are signs that something is a stroke that the medical personnel recognize immediately , the clues they use spell FAST F = face, is one side drooping? is there a dramatic changes? A= arms. can the person lift their arms and keep them equal? If one drifts downward, that may be a sign of a stroke. S= speech. Is the speech slurred or doesn't make sense? T = remember that TIME is so imporatant.
Avatar n tn These blood clots form in the atria and can migrate from the heart to the brain to cause a stroke. There are five major predictors of stroke in patients with AFib.