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I had a stroke

Arterial Dissection - Vertebral or Carotid

EApple
  • By EApple · New reply November 19, 2009
  • 17 replies
  • Would be interested in hearing from others with dissections. Where was the dissection, do you know the cause, how was it treated, what's your gender, and how old were you at the time? I had a vertebral ...

Stroke or Migraine?

bettyboop48
  • By bettyboop48 · Posted October 27, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Hi Everyone, I have had a stroke but the doctors haven't found anything in the ct or mri. My speech is affected and have hard time with rt side and my throat feels like there is a chicken bone down there ...

Stroke (AVM)

TroyGarcia
  • By TroyGarcia · New reply September 24, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • My brain had bled twice internally. So I do consider this a stroke. I was out of it for a month the first time. And the second time it had bled I was out of it for a week. So can you give me some more ...

Interview for women's magazine

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted March 14, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Hello All, We received a request from a journalist who is writing an article for a national women’s magazine; she is interested in talking with women who had a stroke before age 40. If you're open to ...

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