Can A Hernia Bring On A Stroke

Posted on Fri, 26 Jul 2019

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Fri, 26 Jul 2019 Answered on

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Question : Can a hernia bring on a stroke

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Kindly specify which hernia are you talking about.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for choosing 'Ask A Doctor' service for your query,

There are various type of hernia's in a different part of our body for e.g inguinal hernia, Femoral hernia, etc. Please specify the type of hernia you are talking about for a proper answer.

Are you taking about herniation of brain tissue?

Please provide a bit more details so that I can assist you further.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (30 minutes later)

Not sure but all I know there is a s lump near his groin area

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Very rare.

Detailed Answer:
Hello again my dear,

No, the chances of a hernial lump causing stroke are very rare. However, a Doppler test should be done to see if there are any clots present in veins in the lump. If Doppler shows clots then yes there is some rare possibility of the clot migrating to the brain causing a stroke. However, only the color Doppler test can tell the exact situation in your case.

Hope I was easy to understand.
Feel free to follow up.
Go for color Doppler of the lump. Feel free to get back to me with reports.

Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee