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A devastated family wants a review of medical advice on strokes to raise awareness of less well-known symptoms.

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A devastated family wants a review of medical advice on strokes to raise awareness of less well-known symptoms.


Tony Bundy died from a stroke in June after his condition was not picked up using routine tests. The most-known symptoms such as a drooping face, arm weakness and difficulty speaking were not there.

Now the Bundys, from Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, want to make more people aware of other signs to stop their tragedy happening to others.

He couldn't stand up," said Tony’s wife Selena. "He couldn't take weight on his legs at all and he was really sick and dizzy. "He just felt different - he had cold sweats and really bad colour. Those were the main things that were happening.

John Watson, DAssociate Director Scotland at the Stroke Association says in all cases, speed is the key:

"Always our messaging is about getting help quickly. If that is through the Fast test then great, but if it is somebody turning up at hospital with some difficult symptoms, it could be a headache, it could be nausea and dizziness.

"We need to make sure people who are receiving at the hospital have the time and resources to treat people and examine quickly every patient that turns up, and also have access to scanners - which is the best way of identifying if a stroke is actually happening."

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