Your Chances of Having a Female Brain Attack

Is this woman experiencing a headache, a migraine or a brain attack?

If you answered headache or possibly a migraine you would find yourself among 70% of women who don’t know a severe headache could also be a symptom of a stroke or the more accurate term “brain attack.”

While women have become savvy about the health implications of breast cancer and heart disease, many unfortunately do not have the same self care knowledge when it comes to a brain attack.

10 Things You Should Know About a Female Brain Attack (stroke)

1.  US women are three times more likely to experience a stroke than men
2. Only one in four women can recognize more than two stroke symptoms
3. Twice as many women die of a stroke than breast cancer
4. There is a 10% increase in stroke potential for every decade after age 55
5. Women can have a stroke at any age
6. Pregnancy can increase the risk of a stroke
7. Women may also experience stroke symptoms that differ from men
8. A stroke can be preceded by symptoms that briefly appear but then disappear for hours, days or months
9. Abdominal fat seems to be a greater stroke indicator in women than men
10. A stroke is the leading cause of death for Hispanic women, and African-American women experience a higher stroke rate than Caucasian women

Stay tuned our next posting will tell you what are the unique brain attack symptoms every women should know.

– by Joyce Hansen