Possible Symptoms of a Mild Stroke Posted: 02-13-06 06:18am
six weeks ago while shopping with m
girlfriend I suddenly felt this cloud
descend on my head and my brain became
foggy and my vision was a bit clouded as
if i had a film over my eyes. Since then i
have noticed that my short term memory has
become really bad. My concentration and
word recall have also been affected. My
memory used to be excellent and I am
really puzzled. Around two weeks after the
sudden onset of my brain fog and memory
problems I started getting headaches
especially behind my eyes I have also
developed muscular pain in my arm, neck
,shoulder and lower back (these may be due
to the fact that I now remain in bed all
the time as i have lost interest in
everything due to my sudden and unexpected
condition). I have had several blood test
all came back normal. My GP has written to
a neuro but it could take months before I
see one. The sudden onset of my symtoms
have got me stumped as I have always
thought that only a stroke or a vascular
disorder have such rapid onset. Two days
before the rapid onset of my brain fog and
memory problems I had been to a new years
eve party where I consumed a lot of
alcohol but I was fine the day after with
no hangover. My problems began the second
day after my excess alcohol consumption. I
am just mentioning the alcohol as i
thought you may find it relevant. I have
now completely stopped drinking with no
improvement. For 4 weeks I have also been
taking Ginko, Fish oil, Vitamin B complex,
b12 tonic, chelated magnesium and calcium
and l-glutamine with no improvement.
Grateful for any advice. thank you.
A mild brain stroke (infarct or
hemorrhage) can cause symptoms like yours.
The only way to diagnose brain infarcts or
hemorrhages, however, is to take a CT-scan
of the head. A neurologist cna help
adminster this diagnostic exam.
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