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Trauma In Arms And Legs With Numbness, Pain, Discoloration, Advised MRI And NGO Test. What Is An NGO Test?

Hello sir/mam. My mother in law recently started having major issues in her right arm and leg. She was feeling numbness , pain, discoloration but no itching or irritation. She has consulted a cardiologist who has advised them to go for two MRI full body scans and an NGO test. I just want to confirm if these tests are fine to be done . Also i want to know what is an NGO test. My mother in law is around 47 years age, weight 60 kgs and height 5 foot . My email id is YYYY@YYYY . Please advise.
Fri, 18 Oct 2013
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Hi there,

Thanks for your query.

From the sketchy information provided, there are two possibilities of your mother-in-law's problem :- (a) a lesion in the brain; or, cervical spine (neck region) where there may be a collapsed vertebra, disc herniation or a growth.

Hence, MRIs of Brain and Cervical region need to be done to pinpoint the cause.

Perhaps, your doctor was referring to Angio(graphy) test(which you probably mistook as NGO). In angiography test, a radio-opaque dye is injected in one of the main blood vessel supplying blood to the brain- to see if there is any clot/blockage in the brain vessels.

I will be able to help you if the reports of MRI and Angiography are addressed to me personally by name on this website.

I suggest that you consult a Neurologist, as these problems fall into his domain.

Dr. Rakesh Karanwal
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Trauma In Arms And Legs With Numbness, Pain, Discoloration, Advised MRI And NGO Test. What Is An NGO Test?

Hi there, Thanks for your query. From the sketchy information provided, there are two possibilities of your mother-in-law s problem :- (a) a lesion in the brain; or, cervical spine (neck region) where there may be a collapsed vertebra, disc herniation or a growth. Hence, MRIs of Brain and Cervical region need to be done to pinpoint the cause. Perhaps, your doctor was referring to Angio(graphy) test(which you probably mistook as NGO). In angiography test, a radio-opaque dye is injected in one of the main blood vessel supplying blood to the brain- to see if there is any clot/blockage in the brain vessels. I will be able to help you if the reports of MRI and Angiography are addressed to me personally by name on this website. I suggest that you consult a Neurologist, as these problems fall into his domain. Dr. Rakesh Karanwal