SUDDEN numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body

SUDDEN confusion, or trouble speaking or understanding

SUDDEN trouble seeing in one or both eyes

SUDDEN trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance

SUDDEN, severe headache with no known cause

Even if the signs go away. Do not wait.

Do not drive to the hospital yourself.

Look at the clock. Write down the time the signs started. The doctors will ask.

Some strokes can be helped by medicine, but only in the first three hours.