In rare cases, it can cause death within minutes.
But most strokes are not that massive.
Even deadly strokes can take days to cause death, especially with hospital treatment trying to help the patient alive. .
Very quickly, when there is an onset of one the patient should be taken to the emergency room asap. Follow this guide. FAST F=face (face drooping) A=Arm (lack of sensation of limbs) S= speech (Are they able to talk?) T=Time ( get time to the hospital asap)