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UPMC NORTHWEST URGES YOU TO LEARN MORE ABOUT STROKE
Test your knowledge with this National Stroke Awareness Month quiz

May 10, 2007 — May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and UPMC Northwest is urging area residents to learn more about stroke (brain attack) and what to do in the event of a stroke. Take this quiz developed by staff members of the UPMC Northwest Stroke Program to test your stroke awareness and increase your knowledge of the risk factors and warning signs of stroke.

1. True or false. Advancing age and family history of stroke both are risk factors for brain attack.

2. True or false. Stroke can occur at any age.

3. True or false. African Americans have more than twice the risk of stroke than people of other races.

4. All of the following except one are brain attack risk factors than can be reduced: which one is not a risk? A. High blood pressure. B. High blood lipids and cholesterol. C. A personal or family history of asthma. D. Smoking. E. Diabetes.

5. True or false. All of the following increase a person’s risk of stroke: narrowed carotid arteries, atrial fibrillation, obesity, physical inactivity, poor diet.

6. True or false. Abusing alcohol and/or drugs does not increase the risk of stroke.

7. Which of the following is a warning sign of stroke? A. Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body. B. Sudden confusion. C. Trouble speaking or understanding. D. All of the above. E. All except B.

8. Which of these is a warning sign of brain attack? A. Sudden trouble walking. B. Dizziness. C. Loss of balance or coordination. D. Sudden severe headache with no known cause. E. All of the above.

9. In the event of a stroke, which of the following is the only course of action to take: drive immediately to the nearest hospital emergency department, or lie down and call 911?

10. True or false. The sooner treatment of a stroke begins, the more likely it is the person will recover.

Answers: 1. True. 2. True. 3. True. 4. C. 5. True. 6. False. 7. D. 8. E. 9. Lie down and call 911. 10. True.