What causes numbness on right foot radiating towards knee?

Posted on Thu, 3 Dec 2015

Question: I am having numbness on the top of my right foot radiating up towards knee. My right lower cheek is tingling and my rouge is too. It tastes like metal

Answered by Dr. Sudhir Kumar (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Symptoms are suggestive of TIA.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted your symptoms and based on that, we need to exclude a diagnosis of TIA (transient ischemic attack). In this condition, the blood supply is reduced to a part of brain.

Investigations such as MRI brain and carotid doppler would help in confirming the diagnosis. Aspirin tablet is fine for the time being.

Best wishes,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist

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