Symptom: Stroke symptoms

Introduction: Stroke symptoms

Further information about Stroke symptoms is below, or review more specific information about these types of Stroke symptoms: 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
• Alès dysfibrinogenemia - stroke
• Amphetamine abuse - stroke
• Amyloidosis VII - stroke
• Amyloidosis, oculoleptomeningeal - stroke

See all 123 causes of Stroke symptoms

Causes of Types of Stroke symptoms:

Review the causes of these more specific types of Stroke symptoms:

• TIA (1 cause)

See full list of 29 types for Stroke symptoms

Stroke symptoms: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Stroke symptoms, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Stroke symptoms and Brain symptoms (87 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Blood vessel symptoms (84 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Cerebrovascular symptoms (84 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Head symptoms (73 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Nerve symptoms (71 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Pain (70 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Sensations (70 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Headache (55 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Muscle symptoms (55 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Behavioral symptoms (51 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Seizures (47 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Vision changes (46 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Visual problems (46 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Muscle weakness (45 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Personality symptoms (45 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Vision distortion (44 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Eye symptoms (43 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Heart symptoms (43 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Movement symptoms (43 causes)
• Stroke symptoms and Fatigue (38 causes)

See full list of 1331 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Stroke symptoms

Home Diagnostic Testing and Stroke symptoms

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Cerebrovascular symptoms (90 causes)
• Brain symptoms (727 causes)
• Blood vessel symptoms (176 causes)
• Head symptoms (3858 causes)

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 (290 causes)
• Paresthesias (210 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Stroke symptoms

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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 correctly diagnosed. Women with the condition tend to have ...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 symptom might be Alzheimer's, whereas there are many other less severe possibilities. Some...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...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...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...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...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 these were not being correctly...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 ...read more »

TIA's must not be missed: Transient ischemic attacks are sudden in onset and complete clinical recovery occurs in less than 24 hours. Average duration of the attack is...read more »

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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:

• Eyes (218)
  • Sudden blackout in vision??
  • Halo around the streetlights, glaucoma or something else?
  • Flashers, floaters, and more
  • Seeing spots
  • Flashes of almost lightning type light with sound
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• ENMT (Ears, Nose, Mouth and Throat) (275)
  • Swelling in roof of mouth
  • Pain on one side of throat
  • Please help! Mucus/dark circles/bad breath...
  • Painful white bumps on tongue
  • Sinus headache & eye area pain
  • More user stories
• Gastrointestinal (Food - from entry to exit) (452)
  • Bloating/Distention/Intestinal Gas
  • Intense Abdominal Pain
  • Help Please! Extreme Abdominal Pain/Gas/Bowel Symptoms ++
  • Feels like a baby kicking-not pregnant
  • 7 year old with severe heartburn/stomach aches
  • More user stories
• Genitourinary (The urination system) (138)
  • Burning In Penis After Urination. Std/urine Culture = Negative
  • Blood in urine (hematuria)
  • I KEEP PEEING AND I DONT KNOW WHY!! Iplease some1 help me
  • Excessive Burping..
  • Swollen (enlarged)Kidneys, normal blood tests (no stones)Dr.'s not helping
  • More user stories
• Musculoskeletal (Muscles, joints and bones) (405)
  • Joint and muscular pain after taking chantix
  • Arm pain after sneezing
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Joint swelling, stiffness, severe foot pain
  • Muscle twitches/spasms
  • More user stories
• Neurological (Nerves) (357)
  • Could this be MS?
  • Numbness and tingling all over
  • Tingling/numbness in arms/hands/legs/face/head [more symptoms]
  • Eye twitch
  • Essential tremor
  • More user stories
• Psychiatric (Mental Health) (218)
  • PLEASE can anyone help my son?!
  • My husbands making me sad
  • Heart condition or mental health problem?
  • Anxiety or...?
  • Weird Behavior at School. Normal?
  • More user stories

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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
• Embolism
• Endocarditis
• Familial hemiplegic migraine
• Haemophilia type A
• Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia
• Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome
• Hypertension, systemic
• Internal carotid artery aneurysm
• Intracranial arteriovenous malformation

See full list of 123 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.

• Diethylstilbestrol
• Stilphostrol
• Honvol
• Prolintane
• Catovit

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

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
• Alès dysfibrinogenemia - stroke
• Amphetamine abuse - stroke
• Amyloidosis VII - stroke
• Amyloidosis, oculoleptomeningeal - stroke

See full list of 123 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 123 causes of Stroke symptoms that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 6 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
• 108 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 123 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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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: