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Dizziness, Slurred Speech, Weakness. Diagnosis?

1 week ago i felt dizzy while shopping my sister came to pik me up and my face drooped to one side and my speech was slurred i didnt know wot was happening it lasted about fifteen minutes everything else is a blur so i cant remember any tingling but i remember feeling all weak. sent home with no diagnosis but since then i have had extreme chronic fatigue and stil feel dizzy. please help me diagnose if it was tia. |Roxanne 38 yrs old
Mon, 14 Apr 2014
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Hi,
These appear to be the symptoms of a TIA. I suggest you need further investigation. Therefore, I advise you see a neurologist. You would benefit from an MRI and scans of your carotid arteries. You may benefit from starting low dose aspirin.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger,
MBChB. FRCA.
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Dizziness, Slurred Speech, Weakness. Diagnosis?

Hi, These appear to be the symptoms of a TIA. I suggest you need further investigation. Therefore, I advise you see a neurologist. You would benefit from an MRI and scans of your carotid arteries. You may benefit from starting low dose aspirin. Regards, Dr K A Pottinger, MBChB. FRCA.