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What Is The Cause For Numbness And Tingling In Left Side? Does Irregularity In The Vessels Of Brain Cause Any Problem?
hi I recently have been having what I have are episodes where I get numb and tingling on my left side my doctor has run all kinds of blood work and I recently had a ct scan and mri of my brain the mri showed som irregularity in the vessels of my brain and no stroke I didn't ask my doctor if these could be tias(or would the mri have showed this) I was diagnosed with neuropathy(mild and I'm not diabetic)10 years ago my doctor says this is a normal sign of aging (the swelling of the vessels) do you agree
Tue, 7 Jan 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Based on your symptoms, the most likely diagnosis is TIAs, wherein the blood supply to a part of brain is reduced for a short while. CT and MRI scan may be normal in TIAs.
You should start aspirin to prevent the recurrence of TIAs or brain stroke in future.
In addition, risk factors such as high BP, sugar or cholesterol should be controlled.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
Based on your symptoms, the most likely diagnosis is TIAs, wherein the blood supply to a part of brain is reduced for a short while. CT and MRI scan may be normal in TIAs.
You should start aspirin to prevent the recurrence of TIAs or brain stroke in future.
In addition, risk factors such as high BP, sugar or cholesterol should be controlled.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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