Brief Answer:
See cardiologist, exclude transient ischemic attack (minor stroke event)

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query,

I understand how disturbing such a scenario could look like, especially in someone who has been lately very healthy.

It might be interesting to know a few things about her family and medical history. Is or anyone in the family a patient with high blood pressure? has anyone or her experienced such symptoms before? Does she bleed abnormally for a long time compared to others. From here medical history, its good is on no medication. some medication can cause bleeding in the nose and brain.

It is important first and foremost that her blood pressure be monitored. The symptoms described are indicative of transient loss of proper oxygen supply to an area of her brain. Depending on the area that was affected that was why she experienced these symptoms, which faded away because, with the help of the body's natural regulatory mechanism, the circulation was put back into place. This could be a minor form of stroke called a transient ischemic attack. IN this case, most patients that are not properly followed up usually develop similar stroke events, at times more serious, in a year or two.

I strongly suggest a consultation first with a cardiologist. The minor form of stroke can be as a result of hypertension (headache, bleeding), a clot that moved from the heart to the brain (need for cardiac ultrasound and proper review) or other clotting abnormalities in the body.

It is not rare at times that this is just a minor problem, simply due to a transient dysfunction of the blood supply regulatory mechanism in the body, which is not serious.

The opinion of the cardiologist first in this case to rule out any thing so serious is my advice.

Thanks and kind regards as I wish her the very best of health,

Dr Bain

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