a reason to seek emergency care.
4. Difficulty Understanding Other People
Sometimes the problem is not speaking but understanding.
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A person may suddenly appear confused or have difficulty following a simple conversation or instruction.
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The American Stroke Association includes sudden balance loss in its B.E. F.A.S.T. stroke recognition method.
7. Sudden Severe Dizziness
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Dizziness has many harmless causes, so dizziness alone does not necessarily mean stroke.
But sudden severe dizziness is more concerning when it occurs together with:
difficulty walking
loss of balance
double vision
weakness
numbness
speech problems
These combinations can occur with strokes affecting the back of the brain.
8. A Sudden Severe Headache
A sudden, unusually severe headache with no obvious explanation can
