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Light Headed Feeling, Numb Limbs, Frozen Hands, Short Of Breath. Alzheimers?


i was at work today and i begun to feel light headed and then i started to almost black out, my limbs became numb and tingly, as well as my nose and lips, my hands froze up and they were hard to move. i was disorientated and didn't know what was going on around me like i has suffering from alzhimers. i was short of breath, i feltas though i lost a lot of blood?
Fri, 19 Apr 2013
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Hi,



Thank you for posting your query.



I can assure you that your symptoms are not due to Alzheimer's disease.



However, we should exclude a diagnosis of transient ischemic attack (TIA), in which the blood flow to brain is reduced for a while, leading to various symptoms, as you have described.



You should consult a neurologist, get a brain scan done, and get screened for risk factors such as diabetes, high BP, cholesterol, etc.



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,

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Light Headed Feeling, Numb Limbs, Frozen Hands, Short Of Breath. Alzheimers?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I can assure you that your symptoms are not due to Alzheimer s disease. However, we should exclude a diagnosis of transient ischemic attack (TIA), in which the blood flow to brain is reduced for a while, leading to various symptoms, as you have described. You should consult a neurologist, get a brain scan done, and get screened for risk factors such as diabetes, high BP, cholesterol, etc. 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 email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com