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Does Recurring Lightheadedness With Affected Vision Has Any Relation To High Cholesterol ?
my husband is 55 years old.. He has had a physical in the last year but has trcurring bouts of light headedness and sometimes his vision is affected for a few minutes. The only thing that showed up on the physical was that his bad chloresteral was a bit on the high side and his good chloresteral a bit on the low. He has also had an episode about a year ago where he was conscious but felt he could not move or talk for several minutes. When he got up his legs were weak and almost did not hold him.. Then he recovered completely.
Fri, 4 May 2012
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Your symptoms are suggesting as if you are having recurrent bouts of transient ischemia of brain called as transient ischemic attacks ( TIA).
A TIA may cause sudden dimming of vision,slurred speech,mental confusion,loss of balance.
This happens only for few seconds or minutes and then person recovers completely.
Other causes which can cause similar symptoms are
Hypoglycemic attacks in a diabetic
Electrolyte imbalance
Partial seizures of brain
Subdural hematoma
Brain tumors etc.
You must consult a neurologist as having a TIA is a risk factor for future major stroke.
You must get a CT or MRI brain,neck ultrasound,ECG etc.
Thanks
Your symptoms are suggesting as if you are having recurrent bouts of transient ischemia of brain called as transient ischemic attacks ( TIA).
A TIA may cause sudden dimming of vision,slurred speech,mental confusion,loss of balance.
This happens only for few seconds or minutes and then person recovers completely.
Other causes which can cause similar symptoms are
Hypoglycemic attacks in a diabetic
Electrolyte imbalance
Partial seizures of brain
Subdural hematoma
Brain tumors etc.
You must consult a neurologist as having a TIA is a risk factor for future major stroke.
You must get a CT or MRI brain,neck ultrasound,ECG etc.
Thanks
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You must also get your complete blood work to rule out diabetes or electrolyte imbalance.
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You must also get your complete blood work to rule out diabetes or electrolyte imbalance.
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