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Table 2 Respondent's knowledge of stroke symptoms (n = 822)

From: Knowledge and perception about stroke among an Australian urban population

Responses

N (%)

Sudden difficulty of speaking, understanding or reading

494 (60.1%)

Paralysis

 

   any part of body

229 (36.4%)

   one side of body

393 (42.0%)

Blurred or double vision, loss of vision in an eye or both

243 (29.6%)

Incoordination or imbalance

243 (29.6%)

Loss of memory

125 (15.2%)

Brain malfunction

76 (9.0%)

Numbness, tingling sensation, dead sensation

 

   any part of body

55 (6.7%)

   one side of body

63 (7.7%)

Weakness

 

   any part of body

53 (6.4%)

   one side of body

74 (5.1%)

Difficulty in swallowing

33 (4.0%)

Dizziness (vertigo)

24 (2.9%)

Headache / migraine

20 (2.4%)

Chest pain, chest tightness, or murmur

12 (1.5%)

Don't know

54 (6.5%)