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What Can Be The Cause Of Numbness In Right Side Of The Body?
my mum is neither diabetic nor hypertensive but recently complains that her right side of the body sometimes feel numb. Could this be a sign of stroke? Her cholesterol levels are very abnormal, she's not on any chronic medication. Please help, im worried.
Mon, 21 Sep 2015
Hi & Welcome.
I appreciate your concern for your mum.
I went through her symptoms described in your query.
It seems to me that she is most probably having features suggestive of transient ischemic attack (pre stroke or impending stroke).
Since her cholesterol level is abnormal hence there is a possibility of atherosclerosis (fat deposited into the blood vessels of the brain) being responsible for the the impending stroke.
I would advise you to take her for a complete neurological evaluation and possibly a CT or MRI scan may be required to confirm the diagnosis.
Best regards.
I appreciate your concern for your mum.
I went through her symptoms described in your query.
It seems to me that she is most probably having features suggestive of transient ischemic attack (pre stroke or impending stroke).
Since her cholesterol level is abnormal hence there is a possibility of atherosclerosis (fat deposited into the blood vessels of the brain) being responsible for the the impending stroke.
I would advise you to take her for a complete neurological evaluation and possibly a CT or MRI scan may be required to confirm the diagnosis.
Best regards.
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