Stroke symptoms headache
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Hello, I'm wondering if my symptoms are indicative of a mild stroke. I've had this same thing happen a couple of times over the last decade, with varying severity, the most recent incident being two weeks ago. I went to sleep with a headache and woke up extremely dizzy, hoping a couple more hours of sleep would make it go away, which it did not. A headache persisted for the next two days and after it was finally gone the mild dizziness and general weakness has persisted ever since.
Like if an area of the brain is affected, it causes certain results peripherally. In the absence of this, it is difficult to say that the symptoms are due to TIA or stroke. Many times with TIAs the imaging studies do not pick up any positive findings. If your symptoms persist or recur consult your doctor. Regards.
Acephalgic migraine is a relatively uncommon variant of migraine in which there is nausea, photophobia, and other migraine symptoms but with no headache. While stroke symptoms usually come suddenly including paralysis, headache and inability to talk straight. If these symptoms persist, it is best that you have this checked by your doctor for proper evaluation. Your medical history and direct clinical examiantion are important. Take care and do keep us posted.
The type of headache you described could be an occipital migraine or a stroke (which can present as a strong headache). So some simple tests you can do while waiting for medical help is the Stroke STAR test:
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE. (if only one side of the smile raises that can point to a possible stroke)
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e.
I am not trying to scare you but a stroke is rather serious. Do some research and if you think the symptoms match up force her to see a doctor. whether she believes in them or not this could save her from having a more serious stroke, which could do anything from paralyzing one side of the body or even death. I'm sorry to scare or worry. As I said, I may be wrong, this is only a best guess from a college student, who works with children and took a first aid and cpr course.
sudden face and limb pain
sudden hiccups
sudden nausea
sudden general weakness
sudden chest pain
sudden shortness of breath
sudden palpitations
Call 9-1-1 immediately if you have any of these symptoms
Make her read it herself:
http://www.stroke.org/site/PageServer?pagename=WOMSYMP
Let me know if I can help.
I am having sudden pain in left arm. Sudden headache. Blood pressure been high few days. Heart rate 125. A little high for me. Have had 2 past strokes but didn't know. Now pain yet numb left arm and my head. Neaus r a, eyes hurt. ?
A friend of mine just had an endoscopic cervical discectomy and as a result suffered a vertebral artery occlusion. Less than 24 hours after being released from the hospital he experienced dizziness, weakness in his right side and numbness in his face. He returned to the ER where they admitted him and performed an MRI that showed the occlusion. Basically, he had a mini stroke or tia but Dr's said no damage to the cerebellum. He was released and ordered to take aspirin.
First, it is important to note that when a migraine is associated with neurologic symptoms, this is termed complicated migraine, meaning the usual headache and other headache associated symptoms are accompanied by unusual symptoms such as tingling, numbness, weakness etc.
A TIA, or transient ischemic attack, is due to a transient decrease in blood flow to a part of the brain. The symptoms that occur depend on which area of the brain is not receiving blood.
It's possible but not likely. Most likely, it is a pinched nerve. Could also be something like MS. If you have other signs of stroke you should be seen immediately. If not, it is probably okay to wait but I would get it checked out if it continues.
It was hard to just get on with everyday life. The headache I had was like no headache I ever had before, but more localized, like some kind of small area was pinching inside my head.
Then I noticed that smoking cigarettes or drinking coffee would worsen this headache very much. It's been a year ago, and even now, I cannot smoke 3 cigarettes anymore without having literally days of headache and a tinnitus. The high-pitched tinnitus started appearing a few months after this event.
t want to go to the hospital for a headache. I work in a hospital and I know that 99% of people who go claiming to have the "worst headache of their lives" usually leave with some extra strength tylenol and are told to see their GP for migraines. I don't want to waste the time or money to be told the exact same thing. But then again, what if I am in that 1% that does have serious problems?
Advice?
Hi my Mom got a "ministroke" and shes been having headache since then can she take tylenol or exedrin pill for the headache??? she was taking NORCO but now what??
The description you provide does not sound like typical stroke symptoms; migraines can VERY RARELY be associated with stroke, but again this is rare, and much more commonly, visual symptoms are just part of the migraine disorder.
Without further information about your headache, it is difficult to provide you with adequate information.
Hi everyone. So last Thursday, I had a headache all day. It started in the back of my head, so I figured it was just a tension headache. Throat was a little scratchy, so I thought maybe I was coming down with something. The next day, I felt better, but the headache was still there. Pretty dull though, not as noticeable as the day before. But I was very blah throughout the whole day. Irritable, and just didn't feel like myself.
The difference lies in the onset of symptoms. In migraine the onset of symptoms is slow and insidious while in stroke these symptoms occur acutely.
Stroke patients also have one or more risk factors for stroke like high BP, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking and chronic alcoholism and stress.
I would suggest you to get another evaluation done by your neurologist and keep us posted.
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