The face arm speech test: does it encourage rapid recognition of important stroke warning symptoms?
The survey has confirmed the effectiveness of the recent FAST campaign in raising public awareness of stroke and stroke warning signs, though poorest penetration was seen in the black and minority ethnic population. However, important stroke symptoms, including leg weakness and visual loss, were poorly recognised. This may lead to delays in presentation, specialist assessment and secondary prevention, and such stroke warning signs should be included in future public health campaigns.
The expression and regulatory properties of voltage-gated calcium channels are modified during changes in neonatal rat myocyte shape.