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How DaofefescatSytroouker body?

Think a stroke happens in the heart?
It actually occurs in the brain.

Muscles Language
• Weakness or paralysis • Challenges
• Unable to understand others
(most common effect) • Problems reading or writing
• Loss of movement in one

or both sides of body

Speech Emotions Vision
• Difficulty • Uncontrollable • Blind spots or

speaking inappropriate crying, partial vision loss
• Unable to swearing or laughing • Perception issues
• Feelings of depression,
form words anger and sadness like double vision
• May affect or dizziness

how voice Balance
sounds • Unsteadiness
• Loss of balance

According to the National Stroke Association, a stroke results when a blood vessel supplying blood to your
brain is blocked or bursts, damaging brain cells. And since each part of the brain has a specific job, it can
affect how your body moves and feels.

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