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Why Did I Have Muscle Twitches, Hot Flashes, Vision Loss, And Body Numbness For Few Minutes?
Half of my body went numb (left side) motor movement was impaired and it lasted about 2 minutes. My eyesight was also lost on the left side. Ever since then ive had tons of symptoms ive never experienced before such as intense muscle twitches, hot flashes, vision loss, buzzing/ ringing ears and many more. Please help?
Mon, 16 Jan 2017
Hi,
Your symptoms could be related to a TIA (transient ischemic attack). I recommend consulting with a neurologist for a physical exam and some tests to investigate for the possible underlying causes:
- a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound
- a Doppler ultrasound of the cervical arteries
- a brain MRI- complete blood count
- kidney and liver function tests- blood lipid profile for dyslipidemia
- fasting glucose and HbA1C for diabetes
- blood electrolytes
An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring may be needed if a cardiac arrhythmia is suspected. You may need to start and anti-platelet agent or anti-coagulation to prevent future episodes or possible stroke.
Hope you will find this answer helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards,
Dr. Aida
Your symptoms could be related to a TIA (transient ischemic attack). I recommend consulting with a neurologist for a physical exam and some tests to investigate for the possible underlying causes:
- a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound
- a Doppler ultrasound of the cervical arteries
- a brain MRI- complete blood count
- kidney and liver function tests- blood lipid profile for dyslipidemia
- fasting glucose and HbA1C for diabetes
- blood electrolytes
An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring may be needed if a cardiac arrhythmia is suspected. You may need to start and anti-platelet agent or anti-coagulation to prevent future episodes or possible stroke.
Hope you will find this answer helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards,
Dr. Aida
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