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What Are The Symptoms Of Strokes?
today my 82 year old Mum had blurry vision, with black shadows & lines around people she was looking toward at the time. No headache, but a little confused as this was happening to her. Her face went grey & lips went blue. Could this be a trigger warning to a stroke?
hospital did blood tests & then sent her home. No other tests done. Should they be doing a CT Scan?
hospital did blood tests & then sent her home. No other tests done. Should they be doing a CT Scan?
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Hello,
There are two possibilities, one is presyncope which is condition where bp falls transiently may be due to dehydration or getting standing leading to decreased blood supply to the brain and her symptoms, other is yes it could be a mini stroke called as TIA.
Is her pulse rate and bp fine. And if yes they should have ordered ct scan, may be MRI afterwards, carotid Doppler.
Hope this helps you and get back if you have any doubts.
There are two possibilities, one is presyncope which is condition where bp falls transiently may be due to dehydration or getting standing leading to decreased blood supply to the brain and her symptoms, other is yes it could be a mini stroke called as TIA.
Is her pulse rate and bp fine. And if yes they should have ordered ct scan, may be MRI afterwards, carotid Doppler.
Hope this helps you and get back if you have any doubts.
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