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The human brain is very specialized; that is, different parts of the brain do different things. Because of this, the effect of a stroke may be expressed in different ways.
Strokes tend to occur in certain patterns, which are recognizable. At McKay-Dee Hospital we use an acronym called B.E.F.A.S.T. to help us recognize these patterns:

B -- balance -- sudden loss of balance or coordination
A -- eyes -- sudden change in vision
F -- face -- sudden weakness of the face
A -- arms -- sudden weakness of an arm or leg
S -- speech -- sudden difficulty speaking
T -- time -- time the symptoms started

Dr. Navin Varma, McKay-Dee Hospital