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.

» Review Causes of Stroke symptoms: full list

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: Symptom Checker

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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)
• more...»

See full list of 2705 Symptom Checker combinations related to Stroke symptoms

Stroke symptoms: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available related to Stroke symptoms:

• Senior Health
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• Brain
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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

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Stroke symptoms from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Stroke symptoms. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Stroke symptoms

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Stroke symptoms: Self Assessment Tools

• Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
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Stroke symptoms: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - ADHD can be undiagnosed in adults.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Hospitals & Clinics: Stroke symptoms

Research extensive quality ratings and patient safety measures for hospitals, clinics and medical facilities in health specialties related to Stroke symptoms:

• Senior Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Nursing Homes & Aged Care Facilities -- Quality Ratings
• more quality ratings...»

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Stroke symptoms: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • 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)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
  • Neuropathology (Brain Diagnostics)
• Blood Health Specialists (Hematology):
  • Hematology (Blood Specialists)
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
• more specialists...»

Other ways to find a doctor, or use doctor, physician and specialist online research services:

• Rate Your Doctor by Taking a Survey Online
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• Research local doctors and specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

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:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Home Diagnostic Testing and Stroke symptoms

Home medical tests possibly related to Stroke symptoms:

• Fatigue: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Anemia Tests
  • Home Thyroid Gland Function Tests
  • Home Adrenal Gland Function Tests
  • Home Calcium Deficiency Tests
  • Sleep Apnea Testing
  • Home HIV Tests
• Home Anemia Diagnostic Tests
• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
  • ADHD -- Home Tests
  • Drug Screening Kits
• more tests...»

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)
  • Burning In Penis After Urination. Std/urine Culture = Negative
  • New Onset Foul urine in adult Female,No infect.
  • Constant urge to urinate/urgency-22y/o male
  • Blood in urine (hematuria)
  • I KEEP PEEING AND I DONT KNOW WHY!! Iplease some1 help me
  • More user stories
• Musculoskeletal (Muscles, joints and bones) (663)
  • Joint and muscular pain after taking chantix
  • Arm pain after sneezing
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Joint swelling, stiffness, severe foot pain
  • Diastasis recti in adult male
  • More user stories
• Neurological (Nerves) (606)
  • Could this be MS?
  • Numbness and tingling all over
  • Eye twitch
  • Tingling/numbness in arms/hands/legs/face/head [more symptoms]
  • So many symptoms but no diagnosis...GGRRR
  • More user stories
• Gastrointestinal (Food - from entry to exit) (775)
  • Bloating/Distention/Intestinal Gas
  • Intense Abdominal Pain
  • Feels like a baby kicking-not pregnant
  • Help Please! Extreme Abdominal Pain/Gas/Bowel Symptoms ++
  • Explosive Diarrhea after eating
  • More user stories
• ENMT (Ears, Nose, Mouth and Throat) (513)
  • Pain on one side of throat
  • Swelling in roof of mouth
  • Tonsilliths (tonsil stones)
  • Painful white bumps on tongue
  • Please help! Mucus/dark circles/bad breath...
  • More user stories
• Eyes (391)
  • Sudden blackout in vision??
  • Halo around the streetlights, glaucoma or something else?
  • Flashers, floaters, and more
  • Flashes of almost lightning type light with sound
  • Seeing spots
  • More user stories
• Psychiatric (Mental Health) (359)
  • PLEASE can anyone help my son?!
  • What The F*** Is Rong With Me...please Help
  • Addicted To Stealing
  • My husbands making me sad
  • Heart condition or mental health problem?
  • 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
• 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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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: