Diagnostic tools for Stroke Posted: 11-10-06 00:24am
I wanted to know...If a person is having a
stroke will an ekg reveal that? I was told
it would but wanted to know for sure....It
will relieve my mind. Thankyou Karen.
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Stroke Answer A1844 Posted: 11-30-06 06:59am
A stroke is a cerebrovascular accident
(bleeding or infarct in the brain) and can
not be detected with an
electro-cardio-graph (ECG). Strokes can be
detected via neurological examination and
a CT-scan or MRI of the head. An ECG can
detect a heart attack (myocardial
infarct).
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