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#SHGHealthEducation When is a headache more than just a headache? 🚨 🚨 🚨 — If you're experiencing slurred speech, confusion, weakness or numbness in your face / limbs, nausea, vomiting, gait imbalance, or blurred vision, it’s crucial to act fast. — These symptoms, paired with a sudden, severe headache, could be signs of an impending 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗘, the third leading cause of death in Malaysia. — 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲. — Many still associate stroke with older folks. That is no longer the case. In fact, 𝗗𝗿 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝘂𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗻, Sunway Medical Centre Velocity’s Consultant Neurologist and Internal Medicine Physician warns, “𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲.” According to the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016, one in four cases occurred in those under 50. — Learn more from our health-educational article below with The Edge Malaysia. — Instagram: https://lnkd.in/eqAHu9K8 #SunwayHealthcare #SHG #SMCV #SunwayMedicalVelocity #Stroke

Timely action can make a difference in stroke outcome

Timely action can make a difference in stroke outcome

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