A recent online survey conducted by HealthyWomen, an organization dedicated to providing women with health information, in union with the National Stroke Association and the American College of Emergency Physicians, has found that women in the U.S. are undereducated about strokes and stroke symptoms.
The survey revealed that many women believe breast cancer occurs five times more frequently than stroke in women, although the stroke death rate is twice that of breast cancer. When asked to list stroke symptoms, only about a quarter of the 2,000 women surveyed could identify more than two primary symptoms.
Survey participants were also unaware that stroke is more common in men than women; with 40 percent responding that they were not very concerned about having a stroke.
According to research, women wait longer to receive medical attention following a stroke than men, which may be a result of this lack of knowledge about warning signs. Stroke symptoms in women include:
- Confusion
- Sudden headache
- Sudden numbness or weakness on one side of the face
- Sudden vision problems (one or both eyes)
- Sudden limb weakness or numbness (especially on one side)
- Sudden dizziness, problems with balance or difficulty walking
The failure to properly diagnose and timely treat a stroke is a leading medical malpractice mistake in our country. If you or a loved one has been the victim of stroke malpractice, please call or email the medical malpractice attorneys at Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, P.C. today for your free consultation. We have helped clients with Queens stroke malpractice, Brooklyn stroke malpractice, Bronx stroke malpractice, Manhattan stroke malpractice and Long Island stroke malpractice cases.
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