SPEECH LOSS OR GARBLED SPEECH WITH LOSS OF MOVEMENT ON ONE SIDE OF BODY
Description and Possible Medical Problems
Though we usually think of arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, as affecting mostly the health of the heart, the same factors that can lead to a heart attack—a diet that is high in fat and sodium, lack of exercise, and lots of stress—are also a major cause of stroke.
Garbled speech or the loss of speech entirely, and weakness or numbness on one side of the body, are classic signs of a stroke. Technically, a stroke occurs when the blood flow to a portion of the brain is interrupted. Though arteriosclerosis—or the narrowing of one of … Continue Reading