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What Causes Numbness And Swelling On The Right Side Of The Body?

Recent right side of body numbness, feels cold but skin warm. feels like they are swollen, but they are normal. changes in thought process, not able to do some things they normally do. like write a check. 78 years old male, diabetes, high blood pressure. stroke a few years ago. hospital Monday vitals good, ct good, ekg good. sent home with antivert. Thursday f/u with his doctor. everything checks out vital wise. go home it will go away in a couple days. Now at hospital again. More confusion. still goes on about numbness and feeling like his whole right side is huge.
Fri, 22 Mar 2019
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Hello,

You might be having left Thalamic stroke /Dejerine–Roussy syndrome which has been missed by CT brain. MRI brain would be more useful to detect lacunar stroke responsibly.

Initially, there is usually numbness and/or tingling one half of body followed by dysesthesia.

'Feels like swollen' is likely to be due to decreased sympathetic tone on the right side (Hypothalamus -the higher center of the autonomic nervous system is adjacent to thalamus).

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Tushar Kanti Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist

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What Causes Numbness And Swelling On The Right Side Of The Body?

Hello, You might be having left Thalamic stroke /Dejerine–Roussy syndrome which has been missed by CT brain. MRI brain would be more useful to detect lacunar stroke responsibly. Initially, there is usually numbness and/or tingling one half of body followed by dysesthesia. Feels like swollen is likely to be due to decreased sympathetic tone on the right side (Hypothalamus -the higher center of the autonomic nervous system is adjacent to thalamus). Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Tushar Kanti Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist