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What Is The Cause Of Blackout, Memory Loss During Blackout, And Calf Muscle Cramps?
Question: female age 60. blackout, fell. memory loss during blackout, didn't remember falling. calf is cramping, feels like XXXXXXX horse. has hurt for the past hour. hadn't eaten today. had 2 glasses of wine.
Brief Answer:
a visit to the ER is recommended
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
passing out and inability to remember the incident usually means that the hit was serious enough. Investigation is required to determine whether it's a just a concussion or a more serious injury. Another thing to consider is the reason you fell: an arrhythmia, a cardiovascular event like pulmonary embolism or other, etc is possible. Taking your calf symptoms into account a thromboembolic event is even more likely.
Therefore a visit to the ER is recommended to exclude serious disorders that may have caused the blackout and also to exclude serious injury.
I hope it helps!
Take care,
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis
a visit to the ER is recommended
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
passing out and inability to remember the incident usually means that the hit was serious enough. Investigation is required to determine whether it's a just a concussion or a more serious injury. Another thing to consider is the reason you fell: an arrhythmia, a cardiovascular event like pulmonary embolism or other, etc is possible. Taking your calf symptoms into account a thromboembolic event is even more likely.
Therefore a visit to the ER is recommended to exclude serious disorders that may have caused the blackout and also to exclude serious injury.
I hope it helps!
Take care,
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis
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