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Q: Possible Stroke?
asked by: Slager on January 19th, 2009
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HI.. am new to the forum but needed an opinion..

I was feeling dizzy the other day which lasted about a minute or two, then an hour later, i couldnt see part of my computer screen ( right side) was told it was a Blind Spot which lasted about 15 minutes, then another hour later.. my right ring finger went completely numb.. to the point where I bit it hard and felt nothing..
that lasted about 30 minutes.. no tingling, pins and needles etc. and of course, a little panic set in..

MY doc advised me to take aspirin right away as it was signs of a stroke.. i went to see him and had a Cat scan done and a Carotid Artery ultrasound done. Both showed negative results.. All is well.. so his final diagnosis was "it could have been" a migraine.. (eventhough I had no head pain nor ever suffered migraines in the past)
My question is.. I have been going to this doctor for almost 30 years.. do you think I should seek another opinion or not second guess his diagnosis?

I'd appreciate some feedback form anyone else who may have had similar experience or Medical direction..
Thanks much!
Slager
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MandMs
replied on January 22nd, 2009
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Visual disturbance like blind spots, felling dizzy and numbness could be symptoms of migraine aura, even if they aren't followed with headache.
Rarely, aura may occur with no headache, known as a migraine equivalent.
It is good to know and talk with your physician about transient ischemic attack, known as a mini-stroke or predictor for further stroke.
It is a temporarily reduction of the blood supply to a specific area of the brain for less than 24 hours, causing stroke symptoms that usually resolve in a period of 20 minutes.
One of the reason for TIA is narrowed carotid artery, which in your case is negative.
You may ask your physician for a heart exam like ECG, to check the heart rhythm (atrial fibrilation is linked with TIA).
Other uncommon causes of TIA are blood clotting problems, tiny bleeds into the brain, blood disorders such as polycythaemia and sickle cell anaemia where the blood is very thick, spasm of a small artery in the brain.
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