Mum woke up paralysed after suffering from a 'severe migraine'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA mum woke up with paralysis on one side of her body after suffering a stroke. Alli Bate, from Warrington, was enjoying a meal with friends when she began experiencing a severe migraine.
The 39-year-old said she went home to "sleep it off" but her condition rapidly deteriorated. She was rushed to hospital on August 7 last year after which it was discovered she suffered from a haemorrhagic stroke.
This occurs when blood from an artery suddenly bleeds into the brain and has a survival rate of around 10 per cent, the Liverpool Echo reports. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Alli said: "My partner Olivia called for an ambulance and we found out I was having a stroke.
I didn't have a clue what was going on as I was so out of it." She said she began suffering from migraines more frequently before the stroke but these "masked" other symptoms.
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