Feeling Cold Sensation On Top Of The Head. What Is The Cause?

Posted on Sun, 15 Jul 2012

Question: Hi i am feeling cold sensation on top left of my head that last for minutes or sometimes for hours. It doesn't happen on regular basis. Can you please tell what are the root cause of this?

Answered by Dr. Jasvinder Singh (3 hours later)

Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.

The symptom of feeling cold on head can be due to parasthesia skin which is due to dysfunctioning of neurons. It can be due to diabetes, hypothyroidism, peripheral vascular disease, malnutrition. Other causes are motor neurone disease, or autoimmune disorders like multiple sclerosis or lupus erythematosus. A diagnostic evaluation by a doctor is necessary to rule these out.

Get your blood sugar and thyroid hormones levels evaluated. You can take some vit B12 for some days and see if the symptoms improve. If the symptoms persist then get the above mentioned possibilities ruled out from a neurologist.

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