Can you have a stroke without realizing?

(NewsNation) — Can you have a stroke without knowing? The short answer is yes.They're called silent strokes.Strokes in general occur when a blood vessel carrying oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked or ruptured, causing brain damage. Silent strokes can also cause brain damage but may not show symptoms that are easy to identify.Also called undetected strokes, silent strokes are more common with older age, according to the American Stroke Association, a division of the America