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Last Weekend When I Was Riding In The Car, I

Posted on Thu, 15 Dec 2022

Question: Last weekend when I was riding in the car, I was rubbing my right eye with my right handed finger to rub off the itch. When we got to the speed bump, the fingertip, which is short nailed, poked the side of my right eye by accident. My eye is still OK, just poked by accident. But is poking my right eye with my finger would affect the thalamus inside my mind, thus starting my diagnosis with the familial fatal insomnia?

Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Eyes are nothing to do with thalamus

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for the query.
Thalamus is a deep seated brain structure located inside the brain.
Poking your eyes with finger won’t cause any problem to your thalamus.
Your insomnia is a genetic disease and not an aquifer one.
Thanks

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Follow up: Dr. Shinas Hussain (1 hour later)

If poking my eye with my finger doesn’t affect my thalamus, what would be something that would affect and damage my thalamus?

Follow up: Dr. Shinas Hussain (28 hours later)

What causes the thalamus to be damaged inside my mind other than poking my eye with my finger by accident?

Follow up: Dr. Shinas Hussain (7 hours later)

How do blood clots damage the thalamus?

Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (16 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Thalamus is a deep seated structure

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thalamus is a deep seated structure and won’t be damaged by poking eyes.
It may be damaged by trauma, hypertensive bleed.
You can ask specific queries.
Thanks

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