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Headache, Nasty Taste In Mouth, Nasty Smell In Nose. Numb Face And Tongue, Tingling. What Is Going On?

all my life since I was 3 or 4 I would get headaches that made weak and tired The funny thing that it was the smell of dolls or playboh and bleach. When I was 13 I was at the boardwalk playing games when I started to feel sick we start to move and I was walking black out but still walking. Walked into some guy and fall straight back my bother in law stopped me from hitting my head he laid me down I a woke to my sister slapping me. Now I am 48 years old and 10 years ago I got up to go to work and had a nasty taste in my mouth and a nasty smell in my nose I was like I guess I getting a cold and went to work. I ate my lunch went back to work I was standing I put my arms on the table and put my head down that's all I remember I was told I was holding my self up but falling the grab me and took me to the lunch room and sat me down I was drooling did not know any one was taken home and I slept that happened a few times before I saw a doctor and he said I was having seizures because of t2 white matter on my brain now I have all things getting worst now 2 times my face and tongue have gone numb with tingling feeling for just few minutes. So what is going on now?
Thu, 31 Oct 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.

Based on the symptoms, the most likely diagnosis is seizures. So, I agree with your doctor's diagnosis.
Partial seizures can cause tongue and facial numbness.
T2W hyperintense lesions on MRI of brain are not suggestive of a serious disease.
As of now, you should be on anti-seizure medications, such as oxcarbazepine.
This would reduce the chances of seizure recurrence.

I hope it helps.

Please get back if you require any further information.

Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
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Headache, Nasty Taste In Mouth, Nasty Smell In Nose. Numb Face And Tongue, Tingling. What Is Going On?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. Based on the symptoms, the most likely diagnosis is seizures. So, I agree with your doctor s diagnosis. Partial seizures can cause tongue and facial numbness. T2W hyperintense lesions on MRI of brain are not suggestive of a serious disease. As of now, you should be on anti-seizure medications, such as oxcarbazepine. This would reduce the chances of seizure recurrence. I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any further information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/