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What is a silent stroke?<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A silent stroke (or asymptomatic cerebral infarction) is when you are having a stroke but are not aware of it<\/span><\/i><\/b>, because there are no symptoms of a stroke (like slurring of speech, numbness, or drooping of one side of your face).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Even though there are no visible symptoms, a silent stroke can still lead to permanent brain damage.<\/span> Silent strokes affect 8 million Americans every year (The American Heart Association).<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n How is it different?<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A silent stroke differs only in terms of the \u2018<\/span>affected site<\/span><\/b>\u2019 of your brain.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Unlike ischemic stroke, a silent stroke is caused by the disrupted blood supply to that part of your brain that doesn\u2019t control any visible functions like speaking or moving, so you might never know you suffered a stroke.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n How common is it?<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Silent strokes are more common than other types of strokes that have classic symptoms.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n According to reports by the American Stroke Association, one in four people over 80 have had one or more silent strokes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The alarming part of a silent stroke is that you have no clue that you have suffered a stroke, so there is no possibility of getting medical assistance\/treatment.<\/span><\/i><\/b> How do I know if I had a silent stroke?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Is it less dangerous because it has no symptoms?<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Just because it\u2019s not visible, doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s no damage.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Symptoms<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Although non-existent or very mild, a silent stroke may show up as:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Can it be prevented?<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The answer is YES! Although it\u2019s hard to spot, it\u2019s extremely easy to prevent.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Here are some things you can start today:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The bottom line<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You probably won’t know that you\u2019ve had a silent stroke unless you happen to have a brain scan and the damage shows up. <\/span>You may think that your \u2018memory problems\u2019 or \u2018difficulty getting around\u2019 are just a part of \u2018growing old.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Make an appointment with us if you have any concerns.<\/span><\/i><\/b> At\u00a0Doral Health and Wellness,\u00a0<\/strong>we have doctors\u00a0<\/strong>that can help you manage your condition. For more information, you can visit us at 1797 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11212,<\/strong>\u00a0or call us at\u00a01-347-384-5690<\/strong>. You can also visit our website at\u202fhttps:\/\/doralhw.org<\/strong><\/a>\u202for contact us at\u202finfo@mainwebsite.dialysisny.com<\/strong><\/a>\u202fif you have any queries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is a silent stroke?\u00a0 A silent stroke (or asymptomatic cerebral infarction) is when you are having a stroke but are not aware of it, because there are no symptoms of a stroke (like slurring of speech, numbness, or drooping of one side of your face).\u00a0\u00a0 Even though there are no visible symptoms, a silent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,25],"tags":[945,482,528],"class_list":["post-29029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-urgent-care","tag-awareness-events","tag-neurology","tag-stroke"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29029"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32646,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29029\/revisions\/32646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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