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Question: Looking at 3 computer screens , i strted seeing an object in my peripheral and vision became blurry. lasted about 10 minutes. And then a headache and numb hands
Why is it taking so long to get an answer ? I asked this question last night !
Why is it taking so long to get an answer ? I asked this question last night !
Brief Answer:
Read below
Detailed Answer:
At the I read your question carefully and I am sorry about the symptoms you are experiencing.
It is a little unclear whether the symptoms do still persist or have regressed. Also I see a colleague on this site already suggested you get a prompt evaluation, did you do that?
Perhaps the cause your question did not get an answer for long is because those symptoms you describe are not very specific. That means they could correspond to many different explanations so a little difficult to give a clear cut diagnosis, there are some harmless possibilities but there are a couple of my serious explanations as well.
As my colleague already suggested those symptoms could be in the setting of lack of perfusion to the brain, a stroke or transient ischemic attack in the posterior part of the brain would explain those symptoms.
Another possibility could be due a fluctuation in blood pressure or a metabolic change (low glucose, electrolyte abnormality etc).
For that reason it was suggested you got checked for physical signs of brainstem stroke, blood pressure measurement, EKG, some routine blood tests.
Of course there are more benign explanations, such as tiredness due to the strain on your eyes and neck of working in front of computer screen for a prolonged time. To be honest I consider the last possibility to be the most likely one. However if the symptoms persist or you suffer from some other conditions which makes you a high risk person for stroke, an evaluation for the possibilities above through physical exam and tests I mentioned is recommended.
I remain at your disposal for further questions.
Read below
Detailed Answer:
At the I read your question carefully and I am sorry about the symptoms you are experiencing.
It is a little unclear whether the symptoms do still persist or have regressed. Also I see a colleague on this site already suggested you get a prompt evaluation, did you do that?
Perhaps the cause your question did not get an answer for long is because those symptoms you describe are not very specific. That means they could correspond to many different explanations so a little difficult to give a clear cut diagnosis, there are some harmless possibilities but there are a couple of my serious explanations as well.
As my colleague already suggested those symptoms could be in the setting of lack of perfusion to the brain, a stroke or transient ischemic attack in the posterior part of the brain would explain those symptoms.
Another possibility could be due a fluctuation in blood pressure or a metabolic change (low glucose, electrolyte abnormality etc).
For that reason it was suggested you got checked for physical signs of brainstem stroke, blood pressure measurement, EKG, some routine blood tests.
Of course there are more benign explanations, such as tiredness due to the strain on your eyes and neck of working in front of computer screen for a prolonged time. To be honest I consider the last possibility to be the most likely one. However if the symptoms persist or you suffer from some other conditions which makes you a high risk person for stroke, an evaluation for the possibilities above through physical exam and tests I mentioned is recommended.
I remain at your disposal for further questions.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Could it have been brought on by eating a bunch of dates?
Brief Answer:
Unlikely
Detailed Answer:
I already considered that because I saw your boyfriend mentioning it in the other question.
However I don't think that is the case, dates have a lot of sugar and can lead in a spike of sugar level, but still in a healthy person there shouldn't be any problem from eating them.
I hope to have been of help.
Unlikely
Detailed Answer:
I already considered that because I saw your boyfriend mentioning it in the other question.
However I don't think that is the case, dates have a lot of sugar and can lead in a spike of sugar level, but still in a healthy person there shouldn't be any problem from eating them.
I hope to have been of help.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you
Brief Answer:
You're welcome.
Detailed Answer:
Pleased to have been of help.
You're welcome.
Detailed Answer:
Pleased to have been of help.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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