A sudden blinding headache like no other ?

[GrahamL]

Head off to A&E and let them know , a fairly healthy 55 year old I work with ,tried to ride it out despite holding his head with both hands when he left work.

[PCH]

Hey Graham,

please be sure tolet us know what the results are - if you find out. I'm sure we'd all be interested to hear.

Cheers,

[space oddity]

Did you check for a stroke. Hold both arms out parallel. If they cannot be made level-stroke. Trouble answering a simple question is also a possible sign of a stroke.

[GrahamL]

Yeah I'm a little wiser on the symptoms now, I didn't see him that afternoon and was only told by another, sadly he collapsed soon after getting home and couldn't be revived, while they havn't confirmed the cause of death the ambos working on him believed a stroke was the likely culprit.

http://strokefoundation.com.au/what-is-a-stroke/signs-of-stroke/

[leon]

Sad news Graham, 55 is not really that old, is it !!

Leon

[PCH]

Oh my, what a sad conclusion to your story Graham, - I'm so sorry for the loss of your buddy.