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Are Confusion, Disorientation And Vision Problem Spell, In A Hypertensive Anything Serious?

My husband described to me this afternoon that he had a little spell that sounded to me like a Tia..he was confused and had vision problems and just felt disoriented for just a few minutes....... He didn t tell me about it til just a few moments ago.....so I had him take an aspirin, he feels fine now....he s 64 years old and in good health. He has been on blood pressure medicine for many years and it is under control. Should we worr.
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Hello dear Greetings
Regarding your husband confusion disorientation visual disturbance with a controlled hypertensive state I am suggesting the following differential diagnosis
Acute delirium
Transient ischaemia attack
Meningitis
Hypoglycemia
SLE
Cerebral venous thrombosis
Cerebral trauma
Cerebral hemorrhage
Metabolic disorder
Meanwhile please do a
CT scan
Serum electrolytes
Fasting blood sugar
Moreover let him see a neurologist for expert clinical assessment Councelling and drug prescription
I hope this helps
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Are Confusion, Disorientation And Vision Problem Spell, In A Hypertensive Anything Serious?

Hello dear Greetings Regarding your husband confusion disorientation visual disturbance with a controlled hypertensive state I am suggesting the following differential diagnosis Acute delirium Transient ischaemia attack Meningitis Hypoglycemia SLE Cerebral venous thrombosis Cerebral trauma Cerebral hemorrhage Metabolic disorder Meanwhile please do a CT scan Serum electrolytes Fasting blood sugar Moreover let him see a neurologist for expert clinical assessment Councelling and drug prescription I hope this helps