Table 3.

Comparison of Frequency of Stroke Symptoms by those with History of stroke/TIA compared with no History of stroke but stroke symptoms

Stroke symptom	History of stroke/TIA (n=30)	No History of stroke (n=151)	P-value
Sudden weakness on one side	8 (26.7%)	39 (25.8%)	0.92
Sudden numbness on one side	10 (33.3%)	10 (6.6%)	<0.0001
Painless loss of vision	7 (23.3%)	59 (39.1%)	0.10
Painless loss of vision one half of vision	7 (23.3%)	65 (43.0%)	0.04
Loss of ability to communicate	9 (30.0%)	30 (19.9%)	0.21
Loss of ability to understand	7 (23.3%)	9 (6.0%)	0.002