A stroke is a medical emergency. If you think you or someone else has stroke symptoms, think FAST and call 000. Ambulance paramedics are trained in stroke and will take you to the best hospital for specialist treatment.
There are more than 100,000 strokes in the UK each year. That’s around one stroke every five minutes. But no two strokes are the same, which means there is no set pattern for recovering from one. It also depends on the type of stroke you have and the stroke services that are available in your area.
How well you recover and how long it takes is also different for everyone, but making sure that you receive treatment quickly will give you the best possible chance of making a good recovery.
