Cranial Nerves: Stroke

Question 1

List signs of a stroke

Answer 1

Numbness
Confusion
Trouble seeing
Trouble walking
Severe headache

Question 2

Where would you feel numbness during a stroke?

Answer 2

Weakness in face, arm, leg

• Especially one side of the body

Question 3

What kind of confusion would you have during a stroke?

Answer 3

Trouble speaking, or difficulty understanding speech in general

Question 4

What kind of vision impairment would you have during a stroke?

Answer 4

Trouble seeing in one or both eyes

Question 5

How would a stroke effect walking

Answer 5

Have dizziness, loss of balance, lack of coordination

Question 6

What kind of headache would you have

Answer 6

Severe headache with no known cause

Question 7

When are stokes best treated

Answer 7

Within three hours
is recognized & diagnosed

Question 8

What test do you perform if you think someone is having a stroke and what does the acronym stand for

Answer 8

F. A. S. T.

F - Face : ask to smile; one side droop?

A - Arms: raise arms; one drift down?

S - Speech: repeat a phrase; slurred?

T - Time: ANY of these signs, 911