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What Causes Recurrent Loss Of Consciousness?
Question: Hi, my fiancee has experienced strange situation. She was sleeping and when she awake she could not get up. She could not even any part of her body.This has happened thrice in regular succession. After 30 minutes she could get up from bed.
Please advise whether this is a sign of paralysis. What precaution should we take.
Please advise whether this is a sign of paralysis. What precaution should we take.
Brief Answer:
Likely to be seizure.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.
She appears to be having seizures.Recurrent events associated with loss of consciousness which gradually recovers after 30 minutes,is typical for seizures.
Paralysis most commonly manifests with difficulty in moving limbs on one side and not all four limbs.Further,paralysis is not commonly associated with loss of consciousness.
Please tell a few details-
1)Did she had tongue bite?
2)Was frothing from mouth associated?
3)History of neck twisting,clonic movements of limbs during the episode?
4)Any other past medical history?
Please follow up with details so that I can answer your query better.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Likely to be seizure.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.
She appears to be having seizures.Recurrent events associated with loss of consciousness which gradually recovers after 30 minutes,is typical for seizures.
Paralysis most commonly manifests with difficulty in moving limbs on one side and not all four limbs.Further,paralysis is not commonly associated with loss of consciousness.
Please tell a few details-
1)Did she had tongue bite?
2)Was frothing from mouth associated?
3)History of neck twisting,clonic movements of limbs during the episode?
4)Any other past medical history?
Please follow up with details so that I can answer your query better.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi XXXXXXX
Pleas find the details as below:
1)Did she had tongue bite? No
2)Was frothing from mouth associated? No
3)History of neck twisting,clonic movements of limbs during the episode?
During this episode no twisting or movement happened. But usually she face twisting of something inside her stomach.
4)Any other past medical history?
Once in her childhood, bricks fallen on her head and she also has frequent memory loss and irritation. Also she usually feel headache and vomiting while she travel from one place to another place.
We both are worried please advise.
Pleas find the details as below:
1)Did she had tongue bite? No
2)Was frothing from mouth associated? No
3)History of neck twisting,clonic movements of limbs during the episode?
During this episode no twisting or movement happened. But usually she face twisting of something inside her stomach.
4)Any other past medical history?
Once in her childhood, bricks fallen on her head and she also has frequent memory loss and irritation. Also she usually feel headache and vomiting while she travel from one place to another place.
We both are worried please advise.
Brief Answer:
Seizures/MRI Brain
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being in follow-up and providing further details.
Seizure is the working diagnosis in her case.She must get a MRI Brain done along with Electroencephalogram(EEG) done to approach the diagnosis.
However,she should be started on antiepileptic therapy,on basis of strong clinical suspicion.PLEASE TAKE TREATMENT UNDER A PHYSICIAN'S GUIDANCE ONLY.
Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Seizures/MRI Brain
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being in follow-up and providing further details.
Seizure is the working diagnosis in her case.She must get a MRI Brain done along with Electroencephalogram(EEG) done to approach the diagnosis.
However,she should be started on antiepileptic therapy,on basis of strong clinical suspicion.PLEASE TAKE TREATMENT UNDER A PHYSICIAN'S GUIDANCE ONLY.
Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks for the quick guidance. Please let me know which doctor specialty I need to consult to for this case.
Brief Answer:
Neurologist.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being in follow-up.
You should consult a neurologist.
Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Neurologist.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being in follow-up.
You should consult a neurologist.
Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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