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submitted 11 months ago by Fawei_@lemmy.world to c/196

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[-] urist 12 points 11 months ago

Signs you might be having a stroke. Some people have muscle weakness before they have a stroke. The burning toast thing is also possibly a symptom but it might also be an old wive’s tale.

For what it’s worth, when I have too much caffeine I smell a weird smell that isn’t there, so it’s possibly true.

[-] BaronVonBort@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

According to a top-loud and repeating PSA in a doctors office I was stuck in for too long, the toast thing is a myth.

[-] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

I've only heard the burnt toast thing in relation to a patient Dr. Wilder Penfield treated for recurrent seizures, where she would smell burnt toast before an episode. This led to developing the Montreal Procedure for epilepsy treatment.

Obligatory Heritage Minute link: https://youtu.be/pUOG2g4hj8s?si=KcjNhMEwIL4ywkkY

Brief info article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1525505018301677