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18 Year Old Female Diagnoss With Headache Stroke

she,s very active and not over weight,only has a headache every two or three months,that starts with losing half sight inright eye numbness in arm then headache,lasting maybe five minutes.
Wed, 24 Aug 2011
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That doesn't sound like a stroke. She should see her primary doctor, she may be having migraines, or something else similar. There is not typically loss of sensation in extremities with migraines however. A stroke has lasting deficit, with extremity loss (motor or sensation) being on the opposite side of any facial changes, droops, etc. I have seen 18 year olds have strokes, but they either had some type of condition that predisposed them to a stroke since birth, or are using some type of recreational drug that increases the chance, like cocaine. Unfortunately, strokes in younger people seem to have a poorer prognosis than older people, but that may be because it is seen less in the younger population. Regardless, the only to truly determine the cause of these headaches is to see a physician.
Cardiologist,  Dr. Naresh Ruparelia's  Response
Hi well come to HCM.
Thanks two possibilities are to be kept in mind. First looking periodical bouts is migraine
and also age favous the same, second could be some embolism asocia
ted with cardiac valvular or congenital deformities.Better to consult physician first
and if he thinks should go to neurologist or cardiologist whom he feels to be reffered
first. Thanks
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18 Year Old Female Diagnoss With Headache Stroke

That doesn t sound like a stroke. She should see her primary doctor, she may be having migraines, or something else similar. There is not typically loss of sensation in extremities with migraines however. A stroke has lasting deficit, with extremity loss (motor or sensation) being on the opposite side of any facial changes, droops, etc. I have seen 18 year olds have strokes, but they either had some type of condition that predisposed them to a stroke since birth, or are using some type of recreational drug that increases the chance, like cocaine. Unfortunately, strokes in younger people seem to have a poorer prognosis than older people, but that may be because it is seen less in the younger population. Regardless, the only to truly determine the cause of these headaches is to see a physician.