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Does Bodily Pain And Numbness Mean Minor Stroke?

Im 43 and woke up the other night having upper back ,neck pains that followed by bad chest pain and a numming pain in my right arm. The pain also went towards my nech and i had breathing problem. I dont know what it was my husband thinks i might have had a minor stroke. Is that correct
Wed, 11 Feb 2015
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Neurologist 's  Response
Thank you for your question!
I understand your concern .
In my opinion a minor stroke would be less probable in this situation. Pain in the limbs is not a common symptom of stroke.

Pain in neck and in your right arm could suggest a radicular problem , starting in your cervical column, more specific in the inter-vertebral disks. A cervical column radiography could be helpful .
Difficulty breathing could be a symptom of cardiac problems such as arrhythmia , Pulmonary tromboembolism, coronary disease or Dissection of Aorta . Consult with a cardiologist with a chest radiography and EKG should be done to exclude these problems.
Pain in chest , during night with irradiation in the right arm could be possibly a colecystitis of pancreatitis ( the pain is more commonly related to food intake). A routine blood test first, followed by an abdominal echography would be helpful .
I would like to know the duration of these symptoms and if you have measured your blood pressure and cardiac frequency at the moment .
I would need more information about your past medical history too :
Do you suffer from High Blood Pressure ?
Do you have varicous veins in your lower limbs, any swallowing pain during day?
Have you ever had cervical back pain before ?
I would recommend you the EKG , Chest Radiography first, a routine blood test and a good physical examination, to exclude cardio-vascular problems first , followed by the other exams.
Wish to have been helpful to you.
Dr. Abaz Quka, neurologist
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Does Bodily Pain And Numbness Mean Minor Stroke?

Thank you for your question! I understand your concern . In my opinion a minor stroke would be less probable in this situation. Pain in the limbs is not a common symptom of stroke. Pain in neck and in your right arm could suggest a radicular problem , starting in your cervical column, more specific in the inter-vertebral disks. A cervical column radiography could be helpful . Difficulty breathing could be a symptom of cardiac problems such as arrhythmia , Pulmonary tromboembolism, coronary disease or Dissection of Aorta . Consult with a cardiologist with a chest radiography and EKG should be done to exclude these problems. Pain in chest , during night with irradiation in the right arm could be possibly a colecystitis of pancreatitis ( the pain is more commonly related to food intake). A routine blood test first, followed by an abdominal echography would be helpful . I would like to know the duration of these symptoms and if you have measured your blood pressure and cardiac frequency at the moment . I would need more information about your past medical history too : Do you suffer from High Blood Pressure ? Do you have varicous veins in your lower limbs, any swallowing pain during day? Have you ever had cervical back pain before ? I would recommend you the EKG , Chest Radiography first, a routine blood test and a good physical examination, to exclude cardio-vascular problems first , followed by the other exams. Wish to have been helpful to you. Dr. Abaz Quka, neurologist