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Old Lady Has Sinus, Sharp Stabbing Pains In Head.could It Mini-strokes?

My mom is 90 yrs. old within the last week she has had pain on occasion in the top of her head,sometimes lasting only a short while and at other times lasting few hours.She describes them as sharp stabbing pains.She does have alot of sinus problems which she thinks is the cause,but I,m not so sure,
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.

First of all, I would like to reassure you that her symptoms are not suggestive of strokes. They could be related to sinus or it could be neuralgic pain.

Symptoms suggestive of strokes would include facial weakness, weakness of arm or leg, difficulty in speaking or imbalance while walking.

I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Old Lady Has Sinus, Sharp Stabbing Pains In Head.could It Mini-strokes?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. First of all, I would like to reassure you that her symptoms are not suggestive of strokes. They could be related to sinus or it could be neuralgic pain. Symptoms suggestive of strokes would include facial weakness, weakness of arm or leg, difficulty in speaking or imbalance while walking. I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in