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Stroke survivor who suffered one rare symptom warns others over uncommon signs

Gordon Robb, 63, discovered he had suffered a haemorrhagic stroke after finding written words looked like a foreign language – an uncommon symptom affecting fewer than 1% of patients at onset – and is now backing a major trial to prevent future strokes.

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