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[–] 54 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Anyone else smelling burnt toast and struggling to use their left arm?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    What is that in reference to?!

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Signs you might be having a stroke. Some people have muscle weakness before they have a stroke. The burning toast thing is also possibly a symptom but it might also be an old wive’s tale.

    For what it’s worth, when I have too much caffeine I smell a weird smell that isn’t there, so it’s possibly true.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I've only heard the burnt toast thing in relation to a patient Dr. Wilder Penfield treated for recurrent seizures, where she would smell burnt toast before an episode. This led to developing the Montreal Procedure for epilepsy treatment.

    Obligatory Heritage Minute link: https://youtu.be/pUOG2g4hj8s?si=KcjNhMEwIL4ywkkY

    Brief info article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1525505018301677

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