wife woke up with right side of face paralyzed -- unable to blink right eye, move right side of mouth...rest of body seems ok. she is type 2 on insulin. she refuses to go to doctor. she looked up MILD STROKE and says she will be ok. I say she should have gone immediately. what can happen?
Hello dear, What your wife calls mild stroke is most probably not a stroke. It is Bells palsy rather. In stroke mostly(unless it is a poutine stroke which also impair eye movements), there is only facial deviation and blinking of eye is not affected. Please take her soon to a neurologist as early treatment with antivirals and short course of steroids enhance the recovery significantly. Even if it is stroke, early treatment is must for recovery and to prevent recurrence. I hope it helped.