As someone with (several) strokes in his family, this is very good to know.
Doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
- Ask the individual to SMILE.
- Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
- Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently, ie: It is sunny out today)
Fun Fact:
Elvis got admitted to hospitals quite frequently while hailing cabs in memphis. “man…cabs….I gotta….whoa momma.”
About five minutes after I read that, I realized he would have the Elvis sneer as well. All 3. Heh.