THE FIVE MAJOR WARNING SIGNS OF A STROKE ARE:+
SUDDEN CONFUSION, TROUBLE SPEAKING, OR UNDERSTANDING
SUDDEN NUMBNESS OR WEAKNESS OF THE FACE, ARM OR LEG, ESPECIALLY ON ONE SIDE OF THE BODY
SUDDEN TROUBLE SEEING IN ONE OR BOTH EYES
SUDDEN TROUBLE WALKING, DISSINESS, OR LOSS OF BALANCE OR COORDINATION
SUDDEN SEVERE HEADACHE WITH NO KNOWN CAUSE


FACTORS THAT PUT SOMEONE AT HIGH RISK OF STROKE ARE:
UNCONTROLLED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HISTORY OF MINI STROKE (KNOWN MEDICALLY AS A TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK, OR TIA)
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, THE MOST COMMON HEART RHYTHM PROBLEM
DIABETES
HISTORY OF STROKE OR HEART ATTACK


+ This information was obtained from an article entitled DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THE FIRST SIGN OF A STROKE written by Michael Smith MD (Web Medical News) and reviewed by Charlotte Grayson, MD .... fyi I DID NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING HOW THE STATES SURVEYED REGARDING STROKE IDENTIFICATION ....