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Man thought he was sleeping funny but it was sign of sinister stroke

A man who thought he had just “slept awkwardly” discovered he had suffered a stroke due to his £200 a month smoking addiction ...
Daily Mail

Thousands dismiss signs of stroke as a funny turn: One in 12 who show symptoms such as slurred speech or arm weakness will suffer full-blown attack within a week

Tens of thousands of people are putting themselves at risk of stroke by dismissing early warning signs as a ‘funny turn’, experts say. Mini-strokes – also known as transient ischaemic attacks (TIA) – ...
Fox News

It Might Look Funny, But Through Imitation Young Students Are Learning The Telltale Signs Of A Stroke

NEW YORK (AP) – Andrea Esteban tried to smile with half her face, crossing her eyes in the process, and her third-grade classmates giggled. Matthew Velez struggled to speak, "Luh, luh, uh, gronk," and ...
The Scotsman

The ‘funny turn’ that could be a major stroke

Thousands of people are putting their lives at risk by ­dismissing symptoms that could be a warning sign of a major stroke as just “a funny turn”, a ­report warns. Did you know with a Digital ...
BBC

How a 'funny turn' could turn out to be a mini-stroke

Thousands of people are putting their lives at risk by dismissing the symptoms of mini-strokes - also known as transient ischaemic attacks or TIAs - as "a funny turn", according to a study by a ...