My 76 year old nan is constantly cold, started shivering and lost consciousness in the middle of a conversation. She quickly came around again and said she was fine but she seemed to be a bit dazed and looked like her face might have been a bit numb. Should I be worried about this?
Tue, 20 May 2014
Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Specialist, Dr. Sabiha Banu's Response
Hai.in tat age an elderly person can have possibilities, like vertebrobasillar insufficiency (vbi), metabolic nutritional deficiency, low bp, low sugar, highbp or highsugar, heartblocks, vasovagal effects,carotid blocks, cervicalneuropathies with positional effect, hypothyroidism, nervois disorders, in your case it could be dueto heartblock, or a vbi, or vasovagal.u can go ahead with a carotid doppler, mri brain, ecg done to rule ou5 the cause.dont worry
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What Causes Unconsciousness And Shivering?
Hai.in tat age an elderly person can have possibilities, like vertebrobasillar insufficiency (vbi), metabolic nutritional deficiency, low bp, low sugar, highbp or highsugar, heartblocks, vasovagal effects,carotid blocks, cervicalneuropathies with positional effect, hypothyroidism, nervois disorders, in your case it could be dueto heartblock, or a vbi, or vasovagal.u can go ahead with a carotid doppler, mri brain, ecg done to rule ou5 the cause.dont worry