HOW TO BE SMART ABOUT
STROKES D
o you know the signs of a stroke? Recognizing them could save a life—perhaps your own— and minimize a stroke’s potential lifechanging effects. “Unfortunately, stroke symptoms can sometimes seem mild or transient, and people often shrug them off,” says Gerald Ferencz, MD, GERALD FERENCZ, MD
KNOWING THE SIGNS AND ACTING FAST CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
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Director, Primary Stroke Center; Medical Director, Center for Sleep Disorders; and Chairman, Department of Neurology, at Community Medical Center (CMC), and a member of RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group. If you feel something different or something you haven’t felt before—or if you notice a friend or family member not acting like themselves—you should call an ambulance. The memory trick known as “B.E. F.A.S.T.” makes it easier for people to better connect suspicious symptoms
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