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Given the similarities between the two mechanisms I have dealt with strokes in the section that covers heart attacks. In this section I will explain the principal symptoms and unfortunately the little first aid assistance that can be given.

• headache
• loss of consciousness
• aphasia (= loss of speech) or dysarthria (= difficulty in articulating words)
• loss of voluntary control of the muscles (paralysis or plegia)
• asymmetry of the lip line with loss of expression to half of the face
• breathing difficulties
• nausea and /or sudden vomiting
• anisocoria (different pupil diameters, see below)

MIOSIS	MIDRIASIS	ANISOCORIA

WHAT TO DO?

1. Call for an ambulance.
2. place the victim on his side (in the recovery position) to prevent him from swallowing vomit.
3. check the sufferer’s vital functions that could be critical.
4. pay special attention to the air ways, that could be obstructed with the tongue or vomit, which must be immediately cleared.

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