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What causes tingling sensation on the arms with dizziness?	12	1	Wed, 2 Aug 2023
my husband has had pins and needles in his left arm today he says that he thinks he has a slight indigestion feeling and he has felt quite dizzy and light headed ... his pulse is normal he is not clammy at all and his palour is normal should he go to get his heart checked at casualty or not ? he...

Suggest treatment for red bruises on middle back bone	11	1	Tue, 20 Jun 2023
A strip (two vertebrae) near my middle backbone are dark red (like a bruise). I don t know how this happened, my guess is from sitting very wrong against the wall for too long. It hurts to touch, but only then. How do you suggest immediate treatment seeing as I m flying today (plane) and...

Are spinal stenosis in lumbar region and other intervertebral disc displacement in thoracic and lumbar regions all the same health condition?	2	1	Mon, 5 Jun 2023
I received the following diagnosis: Spondylolisthesis of lumbar region, Radiculopathy of lumbar region, Spinal stenosis in lumbar region and Other intervertebral disc displacement in thoracic and lumbar regions. Aren’t these all basically the same?

Well low dose of Lyrica helps manage sciatic pain?	2	1	Mon, 5 Jun 2023
I Have sciatica, will Lyrica help in a lower dose what are the different doses, and Im afraid of the side affects , i dont want bad ones as i work during the day,, my doctor prescribed me Gabapentin 300mg Cap. and i read the side affects just so terrible i told him im not taking it,,, Please...

Suggest opinion on surgery for diffuse posterior herniation on L4-L5	11	1	Fri, 2 Jun 2023
Hi am jyotsana 46 years old,my height is 4 8 ,my weight is 63kg and my pain is 24 hours.I cant walk or stand for more than 5 minutes.so finally I went for a MRI scan. My report says:L4-L5 disc shows diffuse posterior herniation and with significant facets joint arthropathy(causing mild anterior...

Suggest treatment for calcified granuloma in brain	11	1	Thu, 1 Jun 2023
Hi, Good Morning. My father is 65 years old. He is a sugar patient. Last week he fainted and fell down for 3 times. We suggested a consultant and he said to take the MRI scan. The scan result identified that small calcified granuloma in the brain. Please let me know what is the treatment for...

How can one test for symmetrical neuropathy?	14	1	Thu, 1 Jun 2023
How do you test for symmetrical neuropathy? My father is 80 years old, approx. 5 6 and 160 lbs. He has always been active until a few months ago. He has developed pain in both thighs that hurts when he rises from a sitting position and when he climbs steps.

Suggest treatment for muscle loss, walking with a hunch and excessive sleep	2	1	Wed, 31 May 2023
I just seen a neurologist for the first time today. I wasn t comfortable because it was a man and he asked me if I lose my batter an i lied. It has taken me over a year to get in. I m so mad at myself. I be been walking with 2canes for 2 years now and I walk hunched over i am losing muscle use...

Are there any side effects of taking Adco-Alzam and Adco-Zolpidem?	219	1	Mon, 29 May 2023
TIA or drug interaction? Hi. I would like to describe an event that happened two nights ago which could have been an episode of TIA, and value your opinion. BARE FACTS AS I CAN RECALL THEM. My husband & I each have an upstairs and downstairs apartment. They are not inter-joined. You get from 1...

What causes dizziness and imbalance in a diabetic?	7	2	Wed, 3 May 2023
My husband has been diagnosed with diabetes. We have managed it through diet. One of the things he has been experiencing (which caused us to find out he was diabetic) was a dizziness and imbalance. He does not get sick to his stomach or nauseated. He s had an MRI to rule out ear problems and...

What are the after effects of lumbar puncture?	12	1	Wed, 3 May 2023
my 33 yr old daughter had a lumbar puncture in the ed 1 month ago. She was hospitalized forr a week with severe head ache, and left leg pain. She had a blood patch done by an anesthesiologist. She still limps some, has been getting better, but now has loss of bladder control, muscle spasams in...

What causes seizures in a 19 year old?	9	2	Wed, 3 May 2023
My 19 year old daughter was diagnosed with Lowness Ganong Levine Syndrome last night at the ER after she fainted and had a seizure. She is very anxious and scared that there will be another episode and her pulse rate is abnormal. Should she go back to a heart hospital?

What causes sweating with clamminess?	6	1	Wed, 3 May 2023
Hi, my mother has Lewy Body dementia, on namenda, aricept and risperadone. She has started sweating but no fever and body is clammy. Almost like a hypoglycemic patient. Can you please tell me if this is a complication of te Lewy body or probably something else..Thank you

What to do for the pain and discomfort in the spine?	7	1	Wed, 3 May 2023
my age is 61 with 6 ft. height sports background.no other health complains but for this spine problem since 2/3 yrs. Icannot take walk or stand for 5 minutes as my thigh , hip, musles get stiff & nubness also forms. An xray shows a small error in last vertibra of spine.Ido not want to for...

What causes electric shock pain in brain?	6	1	Fri, 24 Feb 2023
1 an 57 years of age ,deargow help me, since 1965. untilll 2011 constant and i mean constant severe persistant throbbing pounding headace. bleeding in my brain presssure in ny brain , selling in my brain, fuzzing and tingling in my brain. electric shock pains in my brain. sc\lded burning raw sore...

Suggest treatment for tingling sensation on the hands and foot with dizziness and nausea	11	1	Wed, 1 Feb 2023
I m 39, slim (BMI 22) and healthy - apart from hypotension. I ve been light headed for 2 days, with nausea. Vision became a bit blurry for a few hours midday today and then went but since then i ve had pins and needles, slightly in my hands, then more so in my foot and now slightly in both lower...

What causes spasms in leg/arm after completing radiotherapy for brain tumor?	11	1	Fri, 27 Jan 2023
Hi, I have just completed six treatments of rdadiotherapy to a brain tumour. I am now experiencing left arm and leg spasms that last about five minutes. Is this a common side effect of radiotherapy. I m cuerrently on 6mg a day of steroid and also taking 30mg a dayof Baclofen

Suggest treatment for disc problem with arthritis	12	2	Fri, 27 Jan 2023
Hi my name is Cynthia Richards, I have been diagnosed with arthritis, osteoarthritis, I have had 2 neck SURGEYS,now I have problems at discs 6&7. I have all kinds of shoots, dye tests for my back, spine.Also MRI, x-rays and shoots. I need help phone: (334) 482-0337 age 46 weight 180 I also have...

What does this MRI report of spine indicate?	7	1	Fri, 27 Jan 2023
Hi, I m a man of 48yrs of age and weigh 85kgsand have result from MRI which gives impression as follows:- Degenerative dis disease with posterior disc osteophytic complexes indenting on the anterior cord at C3 - C4, C4 - C5 and C5 - C6. Exit foraminal narrowing at Lt C3 - C4, both C4-C5 & both...

What causes frequent unconsciousness?	6	1	Fri, 27 Jan 2023
my didi who has two child and having age about 30 . about 8 month ago her housband expired , , now days somtimes she get unconsios for 1-2 min ......... so can u plz tell me wat shold b the cause of that ???and wat should i recomend her ?????? plz sir .. plz tell me

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