As a result, only about one-third of stroke victims get to the hospital fast enough for timely treatment. Saliva or a beverage may drip from the side of your mouth, or you may smile with only half of the face. Some stroke victims can't grasp a glass or raise one arm, or one leg collapses under them. Speech may become slurred. The person may speak nonsense, or know the right words but speak the wrong ones.
Stroke often blots out vision either in one eye or in one side of the entire visual field.
Severe, unexplained dizziness, unsteadiness, or lack of coordination, or a sudden fall. Severe, unexplained headache, often with vomiting and then loss of consciousness.