Worldwide, women have a slightly higher lifetime risk of stroke than men do. Women also are more likely to die from them, largely because they tend to have more severe strokes later in life. They also are more likely to be misdiagnosed when they seek emergency treatment for stroke symptoms...
Women Unaware of Female Stroke Signs, Survey FindsCallie Earliwine was on a lunch break at Ohio Valley MedicalCenter when the room started...Nuzum, Lydia
Signs of a stroke include: Face drooping or numbness on one side of the face Unable to lift one arm as well as the other Difficulty speaking and understanding others Visual disturbances in one or both eyes Headache Difficulty walking Signs of Ulcerative Colitis Flare-Up ...
"Women have thought ofstroke as a man's diseaseand have not really been as proactive in understanding their risk for stroke," Dr. Diana Greene-Chandos, a neurologist and director of neuroscience critical care at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, told CBS News. Things that put women at gr...
The survey also found that only 10 percent were aware that hiccups combined with atypical chest pain are among the early warning signs of a stroke in women when accompanied by or followed by typicalstroke symptoms. Stroke is the third leading cause of death for women, according to the National...
Loss of sensation in any part of the body Memory loss Behavioral changes Muscle stiffness Difficulty swallowing Involuntary eye movements What are the signs and symptoms of a mini-stroke (TIA, transient ischemic attack)? The symptoms of a TIA or mini-stroke are the same as those of a stroke...
The doctors didn't give me blood thinners or aspirin before running tests because, in some types of strokes, that can make things worse. After running tests, they determined I'd had a transient ischemic attack (TIA), which is a ministroke. A tiny blood clot, smaller than the head of ...
While a TIA, also known as a mini-stroke, will resolve on its own, it still requires immediate medical attention because it can be a warning sign of a major stroke. For example, a 2017 review on the diagnosis and management of transient ischemic attacks, published in Continuum journal, saw...
A True B False 04 More women die from stroke than men. True or false? A True B False 05 Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the United States. A True B False 06 What region in the U.S. has the highest death rate from stroke? A Northeastern region B South...
Many U.S. women don't know most of the warning signs of a stroke, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2014 Scientific Sessions. The study is also published in the American Heart Association ...