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Having Noticed A Uncomfortable Feeling On The Left Side Of Head
Hi thank you for your interest in helping me. I have been having an uncomfortable feeling on the left side of my head, my left arm and left leg, (feeling you have when sleep on a limb for too long). They did a CT scan, MRI and said everything is normal. The neurologist said it is not a stroke. The only thing they found is cervical spondylosis on my neck which gives me some neck discomfort. I have this feeling mostly at rest, I had pain at the back of my left shoulder went to the ER they did EKG and said it was normal. I m hypertensive on treatment with Losarta, Hydrochlorothiazied, and Potassium. The doctor recommended physiotherapy what could be wrong with me? Please I need help .
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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I am glad that your MRI have resulted normal. This means that there is no infection, stroke or tumor. So, all serious conditions are excluded.
Coming to this point, I would recommend performing an EEG to exclude partial seizures.
I would also recommend performing thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction, blood electrolytes for possible electrolyte imbalance and HbA1C for diabetes.
If all these tests result normal, I would recommend continuing physical therapy. A cervical spine MRI would help exclude possible myelopathy, although your symptoms are not typical of cervical spine compression.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards, Dr. Aida
Thank you for asking on HCM!
I am glad that your MRI have resulted normal. This means that there is no infection, stroke or tumor. So, all serious conditions are excluded.
Coming to this point, I would recommend performing an EEG to exclude partial seizures.
I would also recommend performing thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction, blood electrolytes for possible electrolyte imbalance and HbA1C for diabetes.
If all these tests result normal, I would recommend continuing physical therapy. A cervical spine MRI would help exclude possible myelopathy, although your symptoms are not typical of cervical spine compression.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards, Dr. Aida
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