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- Stroke symptoms: Introduction
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- Misdiagnosis
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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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Causes of Stroke symptoms
- A ?-protein amyloidosis - stroke
- Accelerated hypertension - stroke
- Alès dysfibrinogenemia - stroke
- Amphetamine abuse - stroke
- Amyloidosis VII - stroke
- more causes...»
See all 156 causes of Stroke symptoms
Causes of Types of Stroke symptoms:
Review the causes of these more specific types of Stroke symptoms:
- Transient ischemic attacks (23 causes)
- TIA (1 cause)
- more types...»
See full list of 29 types for Stroke symptoms
Stroke symptoms: Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Stroke symptoms, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.
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- Stroke symptoms and Brain symptoms (118 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Blood vessel symptoms (114 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Cerebrovascular symptoms (114 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Head symptoms (88 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Nerve symptoms (86 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Pain (84 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Sensations (83 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Heart symptoms (77 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Muscle symptoms (76 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Behavioral symptoms (70 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Personality symptoms (65 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Death (64 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Headache (63 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Muscle weakness (63 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Seizures (60 causes)
- Stroke symptoms and Vision changes (57 causes)
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Causes of General Symptom Types
Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:
- Cerebrovascular symptoms (122 causes)
- Brain symptoms (1046 causes)
- Blood vessel symptoms (217 causes)
- Head symptoms (5905 causes)
- more symptoms...»
Causes of Similar Symptoms to Stroke symptoms
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Stroke symptoms:
- Paralysis (424 causes)
- Paresthesias (405 causes)
- more symptoms...»
Diagnostic Guides for Stroke symptoms
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Stroke symptoms: Self Assessment Tools
Stroke symptoms: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
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Hospitals & Clinics: Stroke symptoms
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Stroke symptoms: Research Related Doctors & Specialists
- Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
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- Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
- Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
- Clinical Neurophysiology
- Neurodevelopment Disabilities
- Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
- Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
- Neuroradiology
- Vascular Neurology
- Neuropathology
- Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
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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 fails to be...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...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 loss or forgetulness...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 reality is that...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 concussion diagnosis. The condition goes by the name...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),...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...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...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 post-concussion syndrome and...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...read more »
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Stroke symptoms: Related Rare Diseases
Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:
- Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
- more rare diseases...»
Home Diagnostic Testing and Stroke symptoms
Home medical tests possibly related to Stroke symptoms:
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Stories from Users for Stroke symptoms
Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Stroke symptoms or relevant symptoms:
- Genitourinary (The urination system) (235)
- Musculoskeletal (Muscles, joints and bones) (663)
- Neurological (Nerves) (606)
- Gastrointestinal (Food - from entry to exit) (775)
- ENMT (Ears, Nose, Mouth and Throat) (513)
- Eyes (391)
- Psychiatric (Mental Health) (359)
Videos for Stroke symptoms
Stroke Warning Signs
A stroke can be a life-altering event but its warning signs can sometimes be difficult to identify. Experts discuss the exact steps to take when you...
Stroke Recovery Basics
Stroke is a devastating condition that often results in serious long-term complications. Among the most common and most challenging are mobility...
Rehabilitation after Stroke
A stroke can induce a wide variety of disabilities. With timely and proper rehabilitation, however, patients can often learn how to regain...
Stroke Stories
After suffering a stroke, many people experience post-stroke spasticity, muscle tightness that not only impairs mobility, but also impacts the life...
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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:
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial fibrillation
- Bleeding tendency
- CADASIL
- Carotid artery dissection
- Carotid artery stenosis
- Cerebral haemorrhage
- Coronary angiography
- Decompression sickness
- Dissecting aortic aneurysm
- Eclampsia
- more causes...»
See full list of 156
causes of Stroke symptoms
- (Source - Diseases Database)
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.
- Diethylstilbestrol
- Stilphostrol
- Honvol
- Prolintane
- Catovit
- Ecstasy
- more causes...»
See full list of 145
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
- Estratab and cigarette interaction
- Menest and cigarette interaction
- more interactions...»
See full list of 487 drug interactions causing Stroke symptoms
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:
- A ?-protein amyloidosis - stroke
- Accelerated hypertension - stroke
- Alès dysfibrinogenemia - stroke
- Amphetamine abuse - stroke
- Amyloidosis VII - stroke
- Amyloidosis, oculoleptomeningeal - stroke
- Aneurysm - stroke
- Aneurysm, intracranial berry - stroke
- more causes...»
See full list of 156 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 156 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
- 143 causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 156 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.
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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.
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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
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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 :
- General practitioner
- Emergency physician
- Neurologist
- more specialists...»
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 (835 causes), Blood vessel symptoms (130 causes), Head symptoms (5831 causes)
Symptoms related to Stroke symptoms:
Paralysis (318 causes), Paresthesias (405 causes)
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Medical News summaries about Stroke symptoms
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News Archives for Stroke symptoms
Medical news articles related to Stroke symptoms include:
- Mini-Stroke Can Mean Major One Within Hours
- Window for Stroke Treatment Opens Wider
- Compression Stockings Offer Little Benefit After Stroke
- Statins Can Help Prevent Second Stroke
- Risk Factor for Stroke More Common Among Whites
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Stroke symptoms
Medical research papers related to Stroke symptoms include:
- The diagnosis and acute management of stroke and transient ischaemic attacks
- The Full Moon and Emergency Department Visits: A howlingly good PICO by Dr. Lo appears to finally put the question to sleep.
- Clinical Guidelines for stroke and TIA management
- Antiplatelet therapy for acute ischaemic stroke
- NXY-059 for the treatment of acute stroke: pooled analysis of the SAINT I and II Trials
- Vinpocetine for acute ischaemic stroke
- Diagnosis and initial treatment of ischemic stroke.
- Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care
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