A few days or weeks after a person has recovered from their initial symptoms, they experience
sudden numbness and weakness in their limbs, which can progress to the point where they are partially or completely paralyzed.
Stroke symptoms include
sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm and / or leg, especially on one side of the body, sudden confusion, trouble seeing, dizziness or sudden severe headache with no known cause.
Not exact matches
One cautionary note: «Any
sudden onset of
numbness or weakness (of the arms or hands) should always make someone worried about potential stroke,» Dr. Barrett adds.
These symptoms include weakness,
numbness, or paralysis on one side your face or body, trouble speaking, dizziness, and
sudden blindness or double vision.
Symptoms of a TIA are the same as those of a stroke —
sudden onset of weakness or
numbness in an arm or leg, loss of vision or double vision, speech difficulty, dizziness, loss of balance — but they go away, often in a few minutes.