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Can A Stroke Cause Arm Numbness With Armpit Pain?
Hello, My dad is 89yrs old and had a heart bypass 17yrs ago. Since then he has become a diabetic the type that effects the nerve endings. This can cause him alot of pain but for the last while his left arm has gone very numb and he is finding it very difficult holding anything without letting it fall. A couple of weeks ago he complained of a pain under his left armpit, that has gone now but he is still getting a very strange feeling there and all the muscel and skin have gone very flabby. The hospital are doing an MRI scan on him next week, they were going to do an angiogram but thought better of it because of his age, We were wondering could he have had a mild stroke without us knowing or is it the diabetes.
Thu, 8 Dec 2016
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Peripheral neuropathy is a long term complication of diabetes mellitus
due to long term uncontorlled blood sugar levels the nerves in the body are demyelinated(withered and damaged),hence causing abnormal sensations like tingling ,numbness or as if insect is crawling like feeling is there
From your history its highly unlikely that it is stroke ,though a mri of brain should be done to rule out its possibility
peripheral neuropathy can be treated by methylcobalamine ,1500mcg of methylcobalamine should be given daily for 3 months to see yhe effect
as his age is 89 and he is a diabetic it can be any thing from coronary blockage to peripheral neuro to a mild stroke,hence mri ,angiogram should be done and methyl cobalamine should be started
thank you
have noted all your details
Peripheral neuropathy is a long term complication of diabetes mellitus
due to long term uncontorlled blood sugar levels the nerves in the body are demyelinated(withered and damaged),hence causing abnormal sensations like tingling ,numbness or as if insect is crawling like feeling is there
From your history its highly unlikely that it is stroke ,though a mri of brain should be done to rule out its possibility
peripheral neuropathy can be treated by methylcobalamine ,1500mcg of methylcobalamine should be given daily for 3 months to see yhe effect
as his age is 89 and he is a diabetic it can be any thing from coronary blockage to peripheral neuro to a mild stroke,hence mri ,angiogram should be done and methyl cobalamine should be started
thank you
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