Confusion, changes in the level of consciousness, trouble speaking, trouble understanding speech, vertigo, and balance problems are other common symptoms. Headache, nausea, and vomiting sometimes accompany a stroke, particularly when the stroke involves bleeding inside the brain.

Do strokes make you throw up?

Other less common symptoms of stroke may include sudden nausea or vomiting, fainting, confusion, seizures or coma. A transient ischemic attack (TIA), or “mini-stroke” may also occur. TIAs may be warning signs of stroke about to occur.

Why do stroke patients vomit?

Causes of vomiting in stroke are not fully clarified, but may probably include brain oedema and/or increased intracranial hypertension, which may also elevate blood pressure. 15 Vomiting was more often seen in patients without paresis than in patients with paresis in CI.