Re: maybe na stroke???

In Reply to: maybe na stroke??? posted by Elizabeth on September 24, 1999 at 19:22:17:

: I had a head injury about a week ago which cause the ER doctor to do a CT scan. I had no active hemmorage at the time. He said it showed evidence of a prior stoke. I believe the word was hemmorage infart, or close to that. My PCP read it, looked at the scan and is sending me for an MRI. I am 43, don't habe high blood pressure, don't smoke, etc. Could I possibly have had a stroke and not have known it? For years I have had symptoms of panic attacks and have been treating for that. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Elizabeth
Last August 1998 I had a stroke. When I was taken to a hospital and a CT Scan was done, my
doctor was surprised to see that it was my "second stroke". I can not remember getting sick and I even never had migraine
or headaches in my life. yes, I believe we can have strokes without realizing we had it. I am 45 yrs.
old and I had recover well.....Take care!