What Causes Numbness In Hand And Upper Lip During Pregnancy?

Posted on Tue, 23 Feb 2016

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Tue, 23 Feb 2016 Answered on

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Question : Hi I'm 5 months pregnant and I had numbness in my left hand and upper lip and loss of vision. What could it be?

Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
possible impending eclampsia or stroke..report to ER

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query to hcm,
At 5 months pregnancy , the symptoms of numbness in upper arm , lip and blurring of vision is indicative of a possible impending eclampsia if you have been a hypertensive during the pregnancy or it can be an onset of isolated episode of transient ischaemic attack or stroke . In either case you should be visiting ER asap.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar