1 month before a stroke what happens is you often get a sudden and severe headache without any clear cause and experience numbness or weakness in your face, arm or leg and often happens on one side of the body.
1 month before a stroke you will also often have sudden vision problems in one or both eyes and have slurred speech, difficulty understanding speech and dizziness or other balance issues including lightheadedness, loss of balance and difficulty walking or staying coordinated.
You may also experience confusion 1 month before a stroke.
The time of day that strokes usually occur is between the hours of 6:00 AM and 12:00 PM.
This is also known as the circadian variation of stroke onset.
The reason why strokes often occur in the morning are due to circadian fluctuations in blood pressure and heart rate which can contribute to a higher risk of stroke in the morning.
Atrial fibrillation episodes may also lead to the higher risk of stroke in the morning and also your cortisol levels are the highest when you awaken in the morning and can also contribute to the risk of stroke.
Your PA1 levels are also highest when you wake up which can also contribute to your risk of stroke.
Strokes can also occur during sleep and obstructive sleep apnea can also increase the risk of having a stroke during sleep.
Thrombotic strokes are strokes that are caused by blood clots which develop in the arteries that supply blood to your brain.
And Lacuna infarcts are strokes which occur in the small blood vessels in your brain.