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People are being urged to learn some basics about strokes so they are not caught out when it happens to them or those around them.
The Stroke Foundation has developed a new Strokewise website giving information on stroke risk factors and quick signs that someone might be having a stroke.
Communications manager Fraser Pettigrew says each day about two dozen New Zealanders have a stroke, with a disproportionate number being Maori.
He says whether a stroke is major or minor, people must seek treatment rather than passing it off as a funny turn.
Fraser Pettigrew says untreated minor strokes can lead to blood clots and more major strokes later.
The new site is at strokewise.org.nz
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