{"id":277,"date":"2025-06-24T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T16:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/strokes\/?p=277"},"modified":"2025-05-08T16:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T22:23:45","slug":"stroke-prevention-lifestyle-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/strokes\/stroke-prevention-lifestyle-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Failure to Diagnose Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diagnose Stroke<\/span><\/p>\n

Quick diagnosis and treatment of a stroke can not only save lives, but it is also critical in preventing permanent disability for survivors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once a stroke occurs, it starts a chain reaction in which brain cell-killing chemicals are released, and brain injury begins. <\/span>
\nPrompt treatment can stop this and, in some cases, can reverse the damage.<\/span><\/p>\n

When a stroke goes undiagnosed, treatment is delayed or not given at all, and the damage continues, often resulting in:<\/span><\/p>\n

– Another more severe stroke<\/span><\/p>\n

– Brain injury<\/span><\/p>\n

– Paralysis, often on one side of the body<\/span><\/p>\n

– Loss of motor skills -Memory problems<\/span><\/p>\n

– Difficulty speaking and\/or understanding words<\/span><\/p>\n

– Difficulty reading and writing<\/span><\/p>\n

– Difficulty swallowing -Seizures<\/span><\/p>\n

– Pain -Behavioral changes -Depression<\/span><\/p>\n

– Death. Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

Predicting a stroke. Alert doctors and emergency room staff can sometimes prevent a stroke from occurring in the first place by:<\/span><\/p>\n

– Recognizing the warning signs, including a “mini-stroke”<\/span><\/p>\n

– Carefully reviewing patient history -Conducting a detailed physical exam<\/span><\/p>\n

– Performing an ultrasound of the carotid arteries or angiograms (radiology study of the arteries)<\/span><\/p>\n

– Administering the appropriate treatment, often including blood thinners<\/span><\/p>\n

Mini-stroke A “mini-stroke,” technically called a transient ischemic attack (TIA), is a warning sign that a more serious and harmful stroke is on the way.<\/span><\/p>\n

TIA typically resolves on its own, usually lasting no more than 10 or 20 minutes, but should not go untreated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prompt diagnosis and treatment of a mini-stroke can prevent a damaging and life-threatening stroke from happening later. <\/span>
\nFor those who are treated properly, a mini-stroke is like getting a second chance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stroke symptoms. The symptoms of a stroke are the same whether it is: <\/span><\/p>\n

a severe, life-threatening stroke<\/span><\/p>\n

a mini-stroke<\/span><\/p>\n

In either situation, it should always be taken seriously, even if you are not a likely candidate for a stroke.<\/span><\/p>\n

These symptoms include:<\/span><\/p>\n

– Weakness or tingling in a limb<\/span><\/p>\n

– Sudden loss of strength in the legs<\/span><\/p>\n

– Weakness, heaviness, numbness, or paralysis (usually on one side of the body)<\/span><\/p>\n

– Severe headache<\/span><\/p>\n

– Confusion<\/span><\/p>\n

– Loss of vision<\/span><\/p>\n

– Change of vision, such as dimness, blurriness, or double vision<\/span><\/p>\n

– Dizziness, loss of balance, loss of coordination -Difficulty speaking or finding words<\/span><\/p>\n

– Difficulty understanding speech<\/span><\/p>\n

– Fainting<\/span><\/p>\n

How strokes go undetected<\/span><\/p>\n

Doctors and emergency room staff overlook strokes for many reasons, but often because stroke victims do not always fit the profile of a likely candidate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mistakes leading to misdiagnosed stroke include:<\/span><\/p>\n

– Errors in recording the intake interview<\/span><\/p>\n

– Failure to consider the patient\u2019s medical history<\/span><\/p>\n

– Failure to consider stroke in younger patients<\/span><\/p>\n

– Failure to consider stroke in patients who seem healthy<\/span><\/p>\n

– Failure to order necessary tests -Laboratory error -Improper reading of tests<\/span><\/p>\n

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