One in ten people who suffer symptoms go on to have a stroke within a week but 66 per cent have never heard of the condition, the Stroke Association says. Symptoms include facial weakness and can last just a short time. Up to 10,000 cases of strokes could be avoided in the UK each year, say researchers.


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