Posted by SLS on March 29, 2012, at 3:47:00
In reply to Re: Scared, posted by Dinah on March 28, 2012, at 20:49:40
> Y'all are right. They don't necessarily show up.
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> I'm glad she gave me permission to speak to the doctor (although I suppose it might take time to arrange the paperwork). It is probably far better to hear it firsthand than through my mother or her brother.
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> It really does look like it fits. She says she does get a headache with the spells. She mentions the feeling of dizziness or vertigo. I'll have to check with her about vision changes. She didn't seem to have a droop to her mouth, but everything else fits perfectly.
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> I also want to check on her medications. I know she takes a statin, which I read can cause problems in some people.Was epilepsy mentioned? I don't know enough about its epidemiology to know how often it appears later in life, but perhaps you will see some similarities with respect to dysphasia and facial numbness appearing on one side. I still think it could be TIA. I'm sure it will be resolved. You are approaching this whole thing methodically.
Time for new specialists?
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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