Alteration in Consciousness
- Stupor or Coma
- Confusion or agitation/memory loss
- Seizures
- Delirium
Headache
- Intense or unusually severe
- Associated with decreased level of consciousness/neurological
deficit
- Unusual/severe neck or facial pain
Aphasia (incoherent speech
or difficulty understanding speech)
Facial weakness or asymmetry
- Paralysis of facial muscles (e.g., when patients speaks
or smiles)
- May be on same side (ipsilateral) or opposite side
contralateral to limb paralysis
Incoordination, weakness,
paralysis, or sensory loss of one or more limbs (usually
one half of the body and in particular the hand)
Ataxia (poor balance, clumsiness,
or difficulty walking)
Visual loss
- Monocular or binocular
- May be partial loss of the field
Intensive vertigo, double
vision, unilateral hearing loss, nausea, vomiting, photophobia,
or phonophobia
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