You can have a stroke without knowing it – this is a silent stroke A stroke doesn’t always come with slurred speech and numbness or loss of movement in your face or body. Contributor Tuesday, 02 March 2021, 11:58 Most people usually only find out that they’ve had a silent stroke when they have a MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or a CT (computerised tomography) scan where the image will show white spots or lesions where the brain cells have stopped functioning. SOUTHERN CAPE NEWS - It is possible to have a str...