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Stroke

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Common symptoms of a stroke include your face dropping on 1 side, not being able to lift your arms and slurred speech.

A stroke can be caused by either a blood clot in the brain or bleeding in the brain.

A stroke needs to be treated in hospital as soon as possible. Treatments include medicines to treat blood clots and sometimes brain surgery.

A stroke is a very serious condition where the blood supply to part of your brain is cut off. It needs to be treated in hospital as soon as possible.

Page last reviewed: 13/09/2022
Next review due: 13/09/2025