| Coverage : What are the stroke symptoms? Do you have them? Take the Strokes Symptom Quiz and find out the main symptoms of stroke. All it takes is two minutes to take the Stroke Symptom Quiz and find out the most important facts related to the symptoms of stroke. |
| 1. | What are the standard five warning signs of stroke? |
| a. | | Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body and sudden, severe headache with no known cause |
| b. | | Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding |
| c. | | Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes and sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 2. | Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the U.S with every one in five person affected every second. |
| a. | | False |
| b. | | True |
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| 3. | Which of the following statistics is not correct about stroke? |
| a. | | About 28% of strokes are fatal |
| b. | | 50 - 70% of survivors will have a mild disability |
| c. | | 15 - 30% of survivors will be severely disabled even years after a stroke |
| d. | | None of the above |
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| 4. | Stroke are of two types, which are: |
| a. | | Hemorrhagic stroke |
| b. | | Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) |
| c. | | Early ischemic stroke |
| d. | | cardiovascular attack |
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| 5. | What are the symptoms of hemorrhagic stroke? |
| a. | | Headache and nausea and vomiting |
| b. | | Altered mental states |
| c. | | Seizures |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 6. | What are the symptoms of transient ischemic attacks? |
| a. | | Weakness in the arms and legs, sometimes causing a sudden fall |
| b. | | Headache, usually in the back of the head and dizziness |
| c. | | Temporarily dim, gray, blurry, or lost vision and tingling or numbness in the mouth, cheeks, or gums |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 7. | If the stroke is caused by a large embolus (a clot that has traveled to an artery in the brain), the onset is sudden and symptomatic of: |
| a. | | Headache |
| b. | | Seizures |
| c. | | Nausea |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 8. | When thrombosis (a blood clot that has formed within the brain) causes the stroke, the onset usually occurs more gradually, over minutes to hours. |
| a. | | False |
| b. | | True |
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| 9. | What are the stroke symptoms unique to women? |
| a. | | Sudden chest pain |
| b. | | Sudden face and limb pain and sudden hiccups and hiccups |
| c. | | Sudden palpitations and sudden shortness of breath |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 10. | How to recognize stroke symptoms? |
| a. | | Ask the person to smile. One side of the face will droop |
| b. | | Ask the person to raise both arms. One arm will drift downward |
| c. | | Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence. The words will be slurred and he/she will not be able to repeat the sentence correctly |
| d. | | Any of the above |
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| 11. | Which of the following is not a stroke symptom? |
| a. | | Sudden weakness, numbness or inability to move a body part |
| b. | | Sudden very painful headache |
| c. | | Sudden crushing pain in the chest |
| d. | | Sudden inability to talk or understand others |
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| 12. | Strokes are painful. |
| a. | | False |
| b. | | True |
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