Stroke symptoms
Stroke symptoms: Introduction
Further information about Stroke symptoms is below, or review more specific
information about these types of Stroke symptoms:
transient ischemic attacks, TIA
or other types.
There are various causes of stroke-like symptoms
including stroke, transient ischemic attacks (mini-strokes)
and several other serious conditions.
Stroke is a form of cerebrovascular disease affecting arteries in the brain.
See also symptoms of stroke and symptoms of transient ischemic attack for a full list.
Any stroke-like symptoms need emergency professional medical investigation.
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- DYSARTHRIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Dysarthria
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Stroke
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Dysarthria
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Stroke
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Dysarthria
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Dysarthria
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Stroke symptoms: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Stroke symptoms
Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding disorder
called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common in women, but often...read more »
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
This was...read more »
Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease
is often over-diagnosed.
Patients tend to assume that any memory...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such as a stroke or ...read more »
Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that
any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease.
The...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), for which the
symptoms are...read more »
Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic
disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's.
The disease Fragile X disorder can show only mild symptoms in the early years,
and Parkinsons-like symptoms around age 50.
See...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia (such...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of symptoms can occur in ...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children.
See misdiagnosis of migraine or introduction...read more »
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Causes of Stroke symptoms listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Stroke symptoms as a symptom include:
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causes of Stroke symptoms
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Medications or substances causing Stroke symptoms:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Stroke symptoms as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Stroke symptoms
Drug interactions causing Stroke symptoms:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Stroke symptoms as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- TACE and cigarette interaction
- Premarin and cigarette interaction
- Cenestin and cigarette interaction
- Prempro and cigarette interaction
- Premphase and cigarette interaction
- Ortho Dienestrol and cigarette interaction
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Article Excerpts about Stroke symptoms
A stroke occurs when the
blood supply to the part of the brain is suddenly interrupted (ischemic)
or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, spilling blood into the spaces
surrounding the brain cells (hemorrhagic).
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Stroke Information Page: NINDS)
A stroke is sometimes called a "brain attack." A stroke can injure the
brain like a heart attack can injure the heart. Stroke is the result of
cerebrovascular disease—disease of the blood vessels in the
brain. (Source: excerpt from Stroke: NWHIC)
A stroke (sometimes called a "brain attack") happens when blood
circulation to the brain fails. A few minutes without oxygen and
important nutrients from the blood can damage or kill affected brain
cells. Sometimes cell damage can be repaired and some lost skills
regained. However, the death of brain cells is permanent.
(Source: excerpt from Stroke Prevention and Treatment - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)
Definitions of Stroke symptoms:
A sudden, nonconvulsive loss of neurologic function due to an ischemic or hemorrhagic intracranial vascular event. In general, cerebrovascular accidents are classified by anatomic location in the brain, vascular distribution, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. nonhemorrhagic nature. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp777-810)
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Detailed list of causes of Stroke symptoms
The list below shows some of the causes of Stroke symptoms mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Stroke symptoms
How Common are these Causes of Stroke symptoms?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Stroke symptoms.
Of the 164
causes of Stroke symptoms that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 7
causes are "very common" diseases
- 7
causes are "common" diseases
- 5
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 4
causes are "rare" diseases
- 2
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 153
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Stroke symptoms
Conditions listing symptoms: Stroke symptoms:
The following list of conditions
have 'Stroke symptoms' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
A ?-protein amyloidosis
... strokeAmyloidosis VII
... strokeAmyloidosis, oculoleptomeningeal
... strokeAngioma hereditary neurocutaneous
... strokeAntiphospholipid syndrome
... strokeAorta conditions
... StrokeAtherosclerosis
... stroke, transient ischemic attackAutonomic Dysreflexia
... strokeB
Barotrauma
... stroke like symptomsBinswanger's Disease
... strokeC
Cadasil
... stroke-like episodes, recurrent strokesCDG syndrome type 1A
... stroke-like episodesCDG syndrome type I
... stroke-like episodesCerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Familial
... strokeCongenital disorder of glycosylation type 1A
... stroke-like episodesCongenital disorder of glycosylation type 2D
... stroke-like episodesCongenital Disorders of Glycosylation Type Ia
... stroke-like episodesD
Diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy
... stroke-like episodesDysbarism
... strokeE
Endomyocardial fibrosis
... strokeF
Fabry's Disease
... transient ischemic attacksFibromuscular dysplasia of arteries
... strokeG
Granulomatous Angiitis of the Central Nervous System
... strokes, transient ischemic attackH
Hemorrhagic thrombocythemia
... central nervous system ischemia, transient ischemic attacksHeparin-induced thrombocytopenia
... strokeHERNS syndrome
... strokeI
Internal carotid agenesis
... transient ischemic attacksIschemia
... strokeL
Lipoproteinemia
... strokeLupus
... strokeM
MELAS
... Stroke like episodes, brain infarctsMitochondrial diseases
... stroke-like episodesMitochondrial diseases, clinically indefinite
... stroke-like episodesMoyamoya Disease
... stroke, recurrent transient ischemic attacksN
Neurosyphilis
... strokeNeurosyphilis - general paresis
... strokeP
Primary angiitis of the central nervous system
... strokes, transient ischemic attackS
Sneddon Syndrome
... stroke, central nervous system lesions caused by reduced blood flow to brainSpondyloepiphyseal dysplasia - nephrotic syndrome
... strokesStroke
... Less common stroke symptoms, Transient Ischemic AttackSyphilis
... stroke-like symptomsT
Thrombocythemia
... strokeThromboembolism
... stroke, stroke-like symptomsTransient Ischemic Attack
... stroke-like symptomsV
Vascular malformations of the brain
... strokeVelocardiofacial syndrome
... strokesVertebral Artery Dissection
... strokeW
Wegener's granulomatosis
... strokeWolfram Syndrome 2
... stroke-like episodes
Conditions listing complications: Stroke symptoms:
The following list of conditions
have 'Stroke symptoms' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Accelerated hypertension
... strokeAlès dysfibrinogenemia
... strokeAmphetamine abuse
... strokeAneurysm
... strokeAneurysm, intracranial berry
... strokeAneurysm, intracranial berry, 1
... strokeAneurysm, intracranial berry, 2
... strokeAneurysm, intracranial berry, 3
... strokeAneurysm, intracranial berry, 4
... strokeAneurysm, intracranial berry, 5
... strokeAneurysm, intracranial berry, 6
... strokeAneurysm, intracranial berry, 7
... strokeAneurysm, intracranial berry, 8
... strokeArteriosclerosis Obliterans
... strokeAtherosclerosis
... strokeAtrial Fibrillation
... strokeB
Bacterial endocarditis
... strokeBehcet's Disease
... strokeBing-Neel syndrome
... strokeBinswanger's Disease
... strokeBody skin hyperlaxity due to vitamin K-dependent coagulation factor deficiency
... strokeC
Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
... strokeCerebral hemorrhage
... strokeCerebral ventricle neoplasm
... strokeCocaine addiction
... strokeCocaine overdose
... strokeCongenital aneurysms of the great vessels
... strokeConn's adenoma
... strokeConn's syndrome
... strokeConn-Louis Carcinoma
... strokeCrack addiction
... strokeCrystal meth addiction
... strokeD
Defective apolipoprotein B-100
... strokeDiabetes
... StrokeE
Ecstasy overdose
... strokeEndocarditis, infective
... strokeEssential thrombocytosis - same as essential thrombocythemia
... strokeF
Fabry's Disease
... strokesFamilial Apolipoprotein A-I and C-III Deficiency
... strokeFamilial Apolipoprotein A-I, C-III, A-IV Deficiency
... strokeFamilial atrial fibrillation
... strokeFamilial Hypercholesterolemia
... strokeH
Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
... strokeHigh Cholesterol
... strokeHIV/AIDS
... strokeHomocystinuria
... strokeHomocystinuria due to cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency
... strokeHomozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
... strokeHyperlipoproteinemia
... strokeHypertension
... strokeHypertension due to coarctation of the aorta
... strokeI
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
... strokeInfective endocarditis
... strokeL
Lupus
... strokeM
Malignant hypertension
... strokeMELAS
... Stroke-like episodesMenkes Disease
... brain arterial thrombosisMenopause
... strokeMethamphetamine overdose
... strokeMethylmalonic aciduria - homocystinuria
... strokeMoyamoya Disease
... stroke, transient ischemic attackMulti-Infarct Dementia
... strokeN
Narcotic addiction
... strokeNeurosyphilis - meningovascular
... strokeO
Osteopetrosis, intermediate form
... strokeP
Polycythemia vera
... strokePremature aging
... cerebral strokeProgeria
... strokeR
Rheumatoid vasculitis
... strokeS
Sickle Cell Anemia
... strokeSleep apnea
... strokeStroke
... recurrent strokes, Complications of a brain stem stroke, Complications of a cerebellar strokeT
Thrombosis
... strokeTransient Ischemic Attack
... StrokeType 1 diabetes
... StrokeType 2 diabetes
... StrokeType I Hyperlipoproteinemia
... strokeType Ia Hyperlipoproteinemia
... strokeType Ib Hyperlipoproteinemia
... strokeType Ic Hyperlipoproteinemia
... strokeType II Hyperlipoproteinemia
... strokeType IIa Hyperlipoproteinemia
... strokeType IIb Hyperlipoproteinemia
... strokeType III Hyperlipoproteinemia
... strokeType IV Hyperlipoproteinemia
... strokeType V Hyperlipoproteinemia
... strokeW
Werner syndrome
... cerebral stroke
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Causes of Stroke symptoms Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Stroke symptoms based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Stroke symptoms?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Stroke symptoms, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Stroke symptoms:
Cerebrovascular accident, Brain attack, CVA
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Stroke symptoms:
Subtypes of Stroke symptoms:
Transient ischemic attacks (7 causes), TIA
Medical Conditions associated with Stroke symptoms:
Cerebrovascular symptoms (48 causes), Brain symptoms (938 causes), Blood vessel symptoms (136 causes), Head symptoms (6066 causes)
Symptoms related to Stroke symptoms:
Paralysis (335 causes), Paresthesias (415 causes), Stroke (49 causes), Transient ischemic attacks (7 causes), Protein amyloidosis, Accelerated hypertension, Alès dysfibrinogenemia, Amphetamine abuse, Amyloidosis VII
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