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Woman's 'Selfie' Stroke Video Helps Save Her Life

Thursday, 19 June 2014 12:21 PM EDT


A Canadian woman used her smartphone to record her stroke in order to convince doctors that her symptoms weren't caused by stress.

Stacey Yepes, 49, experienced numbness and slurring of words in April, but tests showed no sign of stroke and doctors told her the symptoms were linked to stress, USA Today reported.

When she recently experienced the same symptoms while driving, she used her smartphone to record a 90-second video, which shows that the left side of her face is droopy and that she can't perform a simple task such as touching her nose.

Doctors watched the video and diagnosed Yepes with what was believed to be a mini stroke (transient ischemic attack), USA Today reported.

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A Canadian woman used her smartphone to record her stroke in order to convince doctors that her symptoms weren't caused by stress. Stacey Yepes, 49, experienced numbness and slurring of words in April, but tests showed no sign of stroke and doctors told her the symptoms were...
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