What Causes Temporary Memory Loss When Suffering From High BP?

Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2014

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Question : Hi Doc,

My maid husband sometime back got high BP and since then he is suffering from temporary memory loss and gets irritated very soon also recently he started saying his left hand is having pain. Can you help?

Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Need more detailed history

Detailed Answer:
Hello
I am Dr Mittal
I will try to help you with your query
Can you please describe the problem in more details?
That would be highly appreciated. Please make it as detailed as possible.

I have read your reports and prescriptions that you uploaded.
I realize he has a brain attack, or basically a stroke.
Sometimes even that can cause the symptoms of irritability and altered mood and behavior.
Hypertension can be a cause and a risk causing the stroke.

Please get back to me with more complete history
Best of luck
Dr Mittal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari