Risk factors for a stroke

• Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
• Uncontrolled diabetes
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol level
• Smoking
• Previous transient ischemic attack (TIA)
• Heart disease
• Carotid artery disease (the artery that carries blood to your brain)

Stroke Warning Signs

• Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body
• Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
• Sudden, severe headache with no known cause