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Does Pressure In The Brain Cause Numbness In The Arm?

while back my left arm went numb for two seconds, went to my dossctor my mri saw I had a mild they have initials for it. now like I have pressure in my head area ,like a spacey feeling , and whe n I walk a slight insecure feeling starts. I have been taking e fish oil supplements for couple of years, and noticed it was 1000mg could this have anything to do with this uneasy feeling in my brain.?????????
Tue, 11 Sep 2018
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Hi,

And large pieces of information are missing that are needed to make a good advice. First, no, Fish oil, more commonly known as cod liver oil, is usually safe in most people and is not known to cause the brain effects that you mentioned.

Now, I think there is some lesion found in your brain MRI, and I would like to know the exact report or see the scan before I can comment on it. But yes, that lesion can be a cause of not only your symptom of the arm, but also the heaviness of the head and imbalance when you walk.

Since the exact report is not mentioned, I will not be able to conclude what may be the cause of your symptoms. It could be anything ranging from stroke and TIA, to demyelination such as MS, to infections like NCC. So without the report or the scan I cannot comment on the treatment.

I have tried to make it as simple as possible. Let me know the report/scan and I will try to help you further.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Saumya Mittal, Diabetologist
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Does Pressure In The Brain Cause Numbness In The Arm?

Hi, And large pieces of information are missing that are needed to make a good advice. First, no, Fish oil, more commonly known as cod liver oil, is usually safe in most people and is not known to cause the brain effects that you mentioned. Now, I think there is some lesion found in your brain MRI, and I would like to know the exact report or see the scan before I can comment on it. But yes, that lesion can be a cause of not only your symptom of the arm, but also the heaviness of the head and imbalance when you walk. Since the exact report is not mentioned, I will not be able to conclude what may be the cause of your symptoms. It could be anything ranging from stroke and TIA, to demyelination such as MS, to infections like NCC. So without the report or the scan I cannot comment on the treatment. I have tried to make it as simple as possible. Let me know the report/scan and I will try to help you further. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Saumya Mittal, Diabetologist