Unconventional and obvious signs of a micro-stroke in women

The signs of a micro-stroke in women can be of a different nature. It is also worth noting that the symptoms of the destruction of small vessels begin to appear more quickly in women. So, let's figure out together what micro-stroke symptoms exist, how not to confuse them with the manifestation of other diseases.

Currently, primary or non-traditional symptoms are isolated, as well as explicit, after the appearance of which the patient should be immediately hospitalized.

The first signs of a micro-stroke

Quite often such symptoms are confused with manifestations of other diseases, because they are of a general nature and can occur in any person absolutely at any time. We list the main of them:

• Headache (more often in temples and crowns);
• Heart palpitations ;
• The occurrence of pain in the face or on one side of the body;
• General tiredness and weakness;
• Shortness of breath (sometimes even in a calm state);
• Any mental disorders;
• nausea.

According to statistics, such signs of a micro-stroke in women arise in 90 cases out of 100. In view of the fact that they are of a general nature, they are not noticed by every person who has had this deviation.

Obvious signs requiring hospitalization

After the initial symptoms, the patient can almost immediately feel more intense signs. At their approach the person should be immediately taken to the hospital.

• Sudden and quite severe numbness of the whole face. In rare cases, convulsions are reduced only by mimic muscles, an arm or a leg in one half of the trunk.
• Loss of balance. Also, obvious signs of micro-stroke in women include a rise in body temperature, a violation of the swallowing reflex, the appearance of hiccoughs, vomiting and nausea.
• Loss of vision or sensitivity in general. In addition, a person is disturbed by coordination, he is not able to understand the surrounding people and talk with them. With the passage of time, these symptoms can only increase.
• Sudden and very severe headache, which often ends in a loss of consciousness.
• Unreasonable dizziness followed by a fall in the patient.
• Temporary or short loss of consciousness.

What to do?

Clear signs of a micro-stroke in women should not be ignored. The patient should immediately be hospitalized. In the hospital, the patient must undergo a complete examination of the cervical spine. As a rule, a violation in the cerebral circulation is revealed during the radiography of the above-mentioned organ. In addition, the patient is sent to ultrasound dopplerography and computed tomography. If there is a suspicion of atherosclerosis, then it is recommended to do also angiography.

In order to check the heart, the patient is assigned an echocardiogram and an electrocardiogram, according to which the doctor can see violations in the blood flow and the activity of the heart muscle. In addition, the patient must make a biochemical blood test.