2006-07-29 09:00:58 · 36 answers · asked by RED SONIA 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
A major stroke would be readily noticable by anybody who interacted with the patient. Among the most obvious of the symptoms are slurred speach (or difficulty speaking) and a drooping on one side of the face.
A less severe stroke would be less noticable, and a very small stroke may not be visible, at all, to the untrained eye.
TIA' (trans-ischemic attacks) are 'mini-strokes' which come and go. With the occurance of a TIA, stroke symptoms are present (slurred speach, difficuly swallowing, weakness on one side of the body) but the symptoms pass . . . if you're not sure, see you're doctor and request an MRI of your brain -- maybe something IS going on -- and you're just not seeing it.
2006-07-29 09:22:10 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are called TIA's. They are mini strokes. Usually a person can have several of them but do lead to a major stroke. I would have it checked out by a doctor if you or someone else you know thinks that they have had one. Very serious business. My mother in law had them. She is no longer with us but it wasn't the stroke that she died from.
2006-07-29 09:09:33 · answer #2 · answered by my2catsn1dog 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, TIAs are very small strokes in the brain that the sufferer is not aware of. They do damage neurological tissue though, and the effects can be cumulative. Some elderly people can have several TIAs in a day. If you think someone you know is having them, get them checked out by a doctor soon.
2006-07-29 09:03:25 · answer #3 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
y did you have 1?
2006-07-29 09:02:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes...I had one that I thought was a really bad headache and was told was a migraine variant that turned out to be a small stroke after they did a MRI months later when the problems with my left side didn't get better.
2006-07-30 12:53:05 · answer #5 · answered by hello 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it IS possible. A person that has had a stroke but doesn't know it may appear to be confused or disoriented or they may not have any outwardly noticable symptoms.
2006-07-29 09:04:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only sign that I had a mini stroke was a dark spot in the top area of my eye kind of like something was hanging down in front of my eye, No other signs .I went to my eye doctor and he sent me to the ER and a mri picked up on the blockage. and stroke .
2015-02-27 08:42:25 · answer #7 · answered by Miles J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes...that's why it's good to know the symthoms of a stroke. The faster you get medical attention when having a stroke will not do as much damage to you. That why it's good if you know the symthoms.
2006-07-29 09:07:27 · answer #8 · answered by $weet cheek$ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is. In fact, often people who have major strokes have a lot of silent ones and don't even know that's happening.
2006-07-29 10:25:54 · answer #9 · answered by Tigger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
absolutely! the effects of the stroke may cause the person to be unable to recognize the symptoms of the stroke.
2006-07-29 09:16:21 · answer #10 · answered by canary 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋