The number of esteem-enhancing, or success, incidents on the list equaled the number of esteem depressors, or failure situations. If the child cannot keep his mouth open, use a mouth prop--for example, three or four tongue depressors taped together, a rolled-up moistened washcloth or a rubber doorstop.
Normally, stroke symptoms manifest as slurred speech and numbness. But a fifth of strokes cause dizziness, nausea and unsteadiness. These can often be misdiagnosed as an inner ear infection. The danger is that this can leave the patient vulnerable to more attacks.
The five most common symptoms of a stroke are: 1  Sudden weakness or numbness of face, arm or leg; especially if the numbness is all on one side of the body. 2  Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding. 3  Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.  Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.