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What Causes Dizziness,vertigo And Raised Heart Beat After A Brain Stroke?

hello Doctor, May dad had a brain stroke according to the doctor's statement about a month ago.. we took him back to home about 20 days ago. he had been doing well but he had vertigo. not continuous but sometimes. from last night he is feeling bad.. he says he is feeling dizziness and don't feel like eating yet have hunger. and heart beat faster.
Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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Hello,

Thanks for writing to Health Care Magic, I am Dr Asad Riaz, I have closely read your question and I understand your concerns, I will hereby guide you regarding your health related problem.
stroke is major disease that can be case by many resns like emboli most comon or atheresclerosis or rupture of vessel..stroek can be heamorhagic much dangerous n mostly due to ruture of berry aneurysm..other type is ischmic stroke less dangeroous n mostly due to embli from heart...veritgo or dizines can be either due to brain tssue irriation or can be heart prb...if u were my pateint i would like to ask detail histry abiut risk factors like smoking,HTN,DM,etc n do detail exam to see that pulse is normal bcs in atrial fibrillation pulse is iregural that can lead to stroke..do some tests like ecg ,echo to rule out any thrombus in heart that may disloge as emboli...bcs arrythmia can lead to increase heart bead called palpitaion ,diznes n vertigo bcs unabel to fill proper n lead to decrease CO n resut dec blood goes to brain n patient may feel dizzines n vertigo..after finding the condition that causing it will tx it accrdndly..
I hope this answered your question, if you have more feel free to ask.

Regards.

Dr.Asad Riaz.
General and Family Physician.

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What Causes Dizziness,vertigo And Raised Heart Beat After A Brain Stroke?

Hello, Thanks for writing to Health Care Magic, I am Dr Asad Riaz, I have closely read your question and I understand your concerns, I will hereby guide you regarding your health related problem. stroke is major disease that can be case by many resns like emboli most comon or atheresclerosis or rupture of vessel..stroek can be heamorhagic much dangerous n mostly due to ruture of berry aneurysm..other type is ischmic stroke less dangeroous n mostly due to embli from heart...veritgo or dizines can be either due to brain tssue irriation or can be heart prb...if u were my pateint i would like to ask detail histry abiut risk factors like smoking,HTN,DM,etc n do detail exam to see that pulse is normal bcs in atrial fibrillation pulse is iregural that can lead to stroke..do some tests like ecg ,echo to rule out any thrombus in heart that may disloge as emboli...bcs arrythmia can lead to increase heart bead called palpitaion ,diznes n vertigo bcs unabel to fill proper n lead to decrease CO n resut dec blood goes to brain n patient may feel dizzines n vertigo..after finding the condition that causing it will tx it accrdndly.. I hope this answered your question, if you have more feel free to ask. Regards. Dr.Asad Riaz. General and Family Physician.