When your brain is not receiving enough oxygen, it sends clues to your body that a problem exists.
Studies show that brain damage begins from the moment a stroke starts.
Scientists now know that there is a very short window of opportunity for treatment of the most common form of stroke. Weakness or numbness of the face, arm, or leg on one side of the body Dimness or loss of vision, particularly in one eye Difficulty speaking or trouble understanding speech Sudden severe headache with no known cause Unexplained dizziness, unsteadiness or sudden falls, especially with any of the other signs. Other danger signs Sometimes the warning signs may last only a few moments, then disappear. Because they are only momentary, people tend to brush them off as nothing serious. But they are.