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Warm Streaks On Left Side Of Head, Neck, Arm. Little Strength, Sleeps A Lot. Cure?

My Dad had a bleeding stroke in August of 2011. For several weeks now he has had what he calls warming streaks on the left side of his head, going down his neck and left arm. For several days now he has had very little strength and sleeps a lot. He says he doesn t need to go to the Dr because he has an appt on Monday. Isn t this more urgent?
Mon, 25 Nov 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.

Your father could be having partial sensory seizures, where patients have similar symptoms. This is due to his old bleeding stroke in the brain, called as post-stroke epilepsy.

He may require an imaging such as MRI brain and EEG test.

Following which, he should be started on anti-epileptic medications.

There is no need to worry at this stage.

I hope it helps.

Please get back if you require any additional information.

Best wishes,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/

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Warm Streaks On Left Side Of Head, Neck, Arm. Little Strength, Sleeps A Lot. Cure?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. Your father could be having partial sensory seizures, where patients have similar symptoms. This is due to his old bleeding stroke in the brain, called as post-stroke epilepsy. He may require an imaging such as MRI brain and EEG test. Following which, he should be started on anti-epileptic medications. There is no need to worry at this stage. I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any additional information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/