Silent Stroke Symptoms: What You Don't Know Could Kill You; Stroke Warning Signs, 'BE FAST!' Action

'Silent stroke symptoms: What you don't know could kill you,' WFMZ News69, 6.20.22. Saint Luke's Heath Penn Fnd. -Ed.

Every year, more than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke. Knowing the signs, and if it’s happening to you or a loved one, is key to surviving it. But there are some silent signs you may not be aware of. “The headaches that I had, the passing out in the kitchen, you know, the slurred speech,” explains Secily Wilson, who had a stroke. These are all common signs you’re having a stroke and now, time is crucial! Dr. Evan Allen, a stroke neurologist, says,

“Every 3 to 4 minutes we delay, you’re 1% less likely to have a good outcome.” But it’s the other silent symptoms that you may not be aware of that could delay your response to getting to the ER. Symptoms vary depending on where the stroke happens in the brain.

- If the stroke happens in the CEREBELLUM, a person can feel dizzy, nauseous, vomit, and have impaired balance. You might also get a numb feeling in your arms and legs.
- TEMPORAL strokes affect your speech, word recognition, hearing, and smell.
- In the OCCIPITAL part of the brain, a stroke can impact a person's vision. If the stroke happens in the FRONTAL LOBE, you may have trouble moving your eyes, limbs.

Your emotions may seem out of control, as well as your speech. Studies show a stroke that is followed by lesser-known or less obvious symptoms can sometimes be far more damaging to the brain and body as a whole. People who do not know they have had a stroke may go longer before seeking medical help. ~

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- Warning Signs of Stroke, *American Heart Association:

- To protect yourself and your loved ones from the
serious effects of stroke, you should:

• Learn your risk factors.
• Reduce your risk factors.
• Learn the warning signs of stroke.
• Know what to do if you notice warning signs.
Knowing the signs of stroke is important. If you act
fast and go to a hospital right away, you could reduce
the effects of a stroke or save your life!

- You and your family should learn the warning signs of
stroke that are listed below. You may have some or all
of them:
• Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm
or leg, especially on one side of the body
• Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or
understanding
• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance
or coordination
• Sudden, severe headache with no known cause

F.A.S.T. is an easy way to remember how to recognize a stroke and what to do.
- Spot a stroke *FAST - Face drooping. Arm weakness. Speech Difficulty. Time to call 9-1-1.
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* How can I help prevent stroke?
You can help prevent a stroke if you do these things:

• Don’t smoke, and avoid second-hand smoke.
• Treat high blood pressure, if you have it.
• Eat a healthy diet that’s low in saturated fat,
trans fat, added sugars and salt.
• Be physically active.
• Reach and maintain a healthy weight.
• Control your blood sugar if you
have diabetes.
• Follow your doctor’s orders for taking
medicine.
• Get regular medical check-ups

- Read More, https://www.heart.org/-/media/files/health-topics/answers-by-heart/what-are-the-warning-signs-of-stroke.pdf
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- TRANS FAT, also called trans-unsaturated fatty acids, or trans fatty acids, is a type of unsaturated fat that naturally occurs in small amounts in meat and milk fat. It became widely produced as an unintentional byproduct in the industrial processing of vegetable and fish oils in the early 20th c. for use in margarine & later also in snack food, packaged baked goods, & for frying fast food.



- Cover of original Crisco cookbook, 1912.

Fats contain long hydrocarbon chains, which can be either unsaturated, i.e., have double bonds, or saturated, i.e., have no double bonds. In nature, unsaturated fatty acids generally have cis as opposed to trans configurations. In food production, liquid cis-unsaturated fats such as vegetable oils are hydrogenated to produce saturated fats, which have more desirable physical properties: e.g., they melt at a desirable temperature (30–40 °C; 86–104 °F); and extend the shelf-life of food. Partial hydrogenation of the unsaturated fat converts some of the cis double bonds into trans double bonds by an isomerization reaction with the catalyst used for the hydrogenation, which yields a trans fat.

> Although trans fats are edible, consuming trans fats has been shown to increase the risk of *CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE in part by raising levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL, often termed 'bad cholesterol'), lowering levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL, often termed 'good cholesterol'), increasing triglycerides in the bloodstream and promoting systemic inflammation.

Trans fats also occur naturally, e.g., the vaccenic acid in breast milk, and some isomers of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). These trans fats also occur naturally in meat and dairy products from ruminants. Butter, for example, contains about 3% trans fat.[8] Two Canadian studies have shown that vaccenic acid could be beneficial compared to hydrogenated vegetable shortening, or a mixture of pork lard and soy fat, by lowering total LDL and triglyceride levels. A study by the US Department of Agriculture showed that vaccenic acid raises both HDL and LDL cholesterol, whereas industrial trans fats only raise LDL with no beneficial effect on HDL ...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat



- Margarine, which often contained artificial trans fat in places that did not ban trans fat.