What is a stroke?
Learn about what causes different types of stroke and explore the risks, symptoms and common effects.
Symptoms of stroke
Stroke is an emergency. If you spot the signs of stroke, call 999.
Types of stroke
There are three different types of stroke: ischaemic, haemorrhagic and transient ischemic attacks (TIA) or mini strokes. Learn more about each type.
Are you at risk?
Anyone can have a stroke, although there are some things that make you more at risk than others.