Silent stroke symptoms
Silent stroke usually affects only a small area of the brain, but the damage is cumulative.
Silent stroke disrupts blood flow to a part of the brain that has no visible function, such as speech or movement.
Silent stroke also increases the risk of future symptomatic stroke.
One-third of people over the age of 70 have had a silent stroke at least once.
Multiple silent strokes put a person at risk for vascular dementia.
Complications A silent stroke has its side effects for the rest of its life.