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The event: a stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)

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The event: a stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)

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The event: a stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)

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• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Jessica - Interview 57 >> Jessica experienced her stroke while she was cleaning her car. When her neighbour tried to help her, she tried to respond and her speech came out garb

Jessica is 23 years old and had a stroke 2 years ago when she was 21. She has now recovered from this and is no longer receiving rehabilitation treatment.

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 56-65 >> Interview 31 >> His brother told him that he should have phoned the doctor as soon as he felt unwell because more can be done to help in the first few hours.

This man had two TIAs (aged 56) and a stroke (aged 57) due to clots. The stroke caused temporary paralysis on his left. Medication: perindopril, bendroflumethiazide (blood pressure), atorvastatin (cholesterol), aspirin, delayed release dipyridamole (antiplatelet).