1) True. Greater awareness of heart attack symptoms has helped lower the number of premature deaths from heart attack.  Experts sometimes refer to stroke as a "brain attack" in the hope that people will regard it with the same urgency as a heart attack.

2) False. Nearly a third of strokes occur in people under age 65.

3) True. Symptoms may include weakness, numbness or paralysis on one side of the face, arm or leg; sudden blurred or decreased vision; difficulty speaking or understanding simple statements; dizziness; sudden severe, unexplainable headache.

4) True. It's also the third leading cause of death.

5) False. Emergency medical help may include a clot-busting drug that works if given during the first three hours of an attack.  Quick action is most important. 

6) False. The National Stroke Association says 80 percent of strokes are preventable.  Some factors that can help lower your risk: Keep your blood pressure under control (nearly one third of people with high blood pressure don't know they have it), keep your cholesterol in check, know whether you have an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation and quit smoking.