2 Types: Ischemic (Most common, think clots) Hemorrhagic (Aneurysms, think bleeding)
Risk Factors
- Hypertension
- DM
- Cocaine
- Smoking
- Obesity
- A.fib
- Birth control pill
- Atherosclerosis
Left Side Signs & Symptoms
● Difficulty reading, writing and speaking
● Right sided weakness/ paralysis
● Visual field changes
● Depression
● Anger
Right Side Signs & Symptoms
- No depth perception
- Overestimates abilities
- Left side weakness/paralysis
- Impulsive
Don’t forget to act FAST!
Face Uneven smile?
Arm Drift Raise both arms
Speech Sound strange
Time Time=brain