- Alex Doran from Salisbury in Wiltshire collapsed at home while getting dressed
- He felt a sharp pain his head, his eyes were rolling and he then began vomiting
- Baffled hospital doctors first diagnosed him with a migraine but it was a stroke
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A 14-year-old boy who thought he had a headache was actually having a stoke.
Alex Doran from Salisbury in Wiltshire collapsed at home while getting dressed for school.
He felt a sharp pain his head, his eyes were rolling and he began vomiting.
Stroke: Alex Doran from Salisbury in Wiltshire collapsed at home while getting dressed for school
Baffled hospital doctors first diagnosed him with a migraine but an MRI scan showed he had a narrow artery in his neck which caused a stroke.
They believe club swimmer Alex only survived because he was physically fit.
His mother Sarah, 44, told the Sunday People: ‘I had always associated it with the elderly and symptoms such as a droopy face and slurred speech.
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‘Even the hospital doctors didn’t suspect a stroke. His main symptoms were the pain in his head and his eyes were rolling. He was also vomiting. There is a history of migraines in my family and doctors thought that was what he had.’
‘We may never know why he developed a blood clot. The doctors say the fact he was so sporty is probably what saved him.’
WHAT IS A STROKE?
A stroke is a brain attack similar to a heart attack, and is mostly caused by a blockage of a blood vessel to part of the brain.
In a minority of cases it can be caused by an area of bleeding into the brain, referred to as a haemorrhagic stroke and it should be treated as a medical emergency.
The sooner a suspected stroke patient is seen by a doctor, a diagnosis made and treatment started, the greater the likelihood of recovery.
Symptoms: Weakness of an arm or a leg a change in sensation to an arm or leg drooping of one side of the face (facial weakness) a change in speech (slurring of speech or jumbled speech) or understanding speech (dysphasia) lack of awareness of part of the body (neglect) a loss of coordination visual loss.
Source: NHS
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