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Reason For Light-headedness After Recovering From Fainting?

My husband age 78 felt faint and fell two days ago shortly after getting up in the morning.. He said he blacked out. No injuries. Checked for stroke symptoms, none. Since then he feels light headed the first half of the day, and decided to use a walker for security. by evening the symptoms seem to disappear.
Fri, 14 Feb 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query and informing about your husband's health.

He has symptoms of syncope and pre-syncope, where the blood supply to the brain reduces for a short while. This can either happen due to low blood pressure or poor pumping function of the heart.

Please get his BP checked in lying down position, as well as standing position. Also, get an echocardiogram done to assess his cardiac function.

He would respond to medical treatment.

I hope my reply has helped you.

I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
     
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/
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Reason For Light-headedness After Recovering From Fainting?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query and informing about your husband s health. He has symptoms of syncope and pre-syncope, where the blood supply to the brain reduces for a short while. This can either happen due to low blood pressure or poor pumping function of the heart. Please get his BP checked in lying down position, as well as standing position. Also, get an echocardiogram done to assess his cardiac function. He would respond to medical treatment. I hope my reply has helped you. I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/