A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of your brain is suddenly cut off. This can affect movement, speech, or thinking, and recovery often takes time. It’s a serious medical emergency that needs immediate hospital care, as it can be life-threatening.
According to NHS, the main symptoms of stroke, which can happen suddenly, include:
Face weakness – one side may droop and you might struggle to smile.
Arm weakness – one arm may feel numb or too weak to lift.
Speech problems – you might slur words or have trouble speaking clearly.
The impact of a stroke varies based on its location in the brain and the extent of the affected area, Stroke Association explains.
The good thing is that nearly 80% of strokes are avoidable, according to research, and while there are risk factors that you can’t change, such as ethnicity, genetic factors such as a family history of certain diseases or conditions that increase the risk of stroke, sex, or older age, prevention, at least to some extent, is possible.
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