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Signs & Symptoms of Stroke - FAST
The best way to treat a stroke is for people to learn what to recognize using FAST:
F — facial numbness or weakness, especially on one side.
A — arm numbness or weakness, especially on one side.
S — slurred speech or difficulty speaking.
T — time to call 911.
Other symptoms of stroke also may include: severe headache, dizziness, loss of balance, loss of vision or double vision. Surprisingly, pain is not a frequent symptom of stroke.
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Research Yields New Insight Into Gene Mutations Linked to Brain Bleeds
Friday, February 3, 2012
CINCINNATI—An innovative approach to genome screening has yielded clues about rare mutations that may render people susceptible to brain bleeds, according to research led by a University of Cincinnati (UC) neurologist.
Joseph Broderick, MD, Albert Barnes Voorheis Chair of Neurology at the UC College of Medicine and research director of the UC Neuroscience Institute, is presenting the research Friday, Feb. 3, at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2012 in New Orleans.
For the first time, scientists applied a process called whole exome sequencing to seek gene mutations in families in which multiple relatives have intracranial aneurysms—weakened, ballooned-out areas in arteries of the brain that can rupture and cause a stroke, resulting in bleeding within the brain.
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