C.ANGIOMA AND TINGLING IN HAND

  I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A CAVERNOUS ANGIOMA APPROXIMATELY 2MM IN THE RIGHT FRONTAL TEMPORAL LOBE. YESTERDAY AT WORK I HAVE A SUDDEN SENSATION IN MY RIGHT HAND AS THOUGH IT HAD "FALLEN ASLEEP" AND A QUICK SENSATION OF NUMBNESS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY FACE. BOTH LASTED FOR LESS THAN 10 SECONDS AND DID NOT INCLUDE ANYOTHER SENSATIONS. I ASKED MY DOCTOR ABOUT THIS AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO SUGGEST WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS OR HOW IT WAS RELATED TO MY SITUATION. I WILL BE HAVING AN MRI IN TWO DAYS THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN SCHEDUELED AND TAKE 300 MG OF DILANTIN NIGHTLY.
  I AM NOT SURE WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE TINGLING AND WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDANARY THAT DAY THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED IT. IS THIS A COMMON THING ASSOCIATED WITH CAVERNOUS ANGIOMA OR SHOULD I CONSULT ANOTHER DOCTOR FOR THEIR OPINION? MANY THANKS FOR THE HELP.
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Thanks for the question. As you know cavernous angiomasare vascular malformations. You state that it is 2mm and in the R FT lobe - did you mean 2 cm? As you know they have a risk of bleeding and often cause symptoms based on their location. You would expect that a right sided lesion would cause problems on the left side of the body not the right so anatomically it does not sound like it should be the cause. If the MRI is unchanged tyou could continue to follow and if the symptoms increase you should have an EEG to look for any seizure activity. If you have not done so previously a neurosurgical evaluation will help deliniate your long term and surgical risks. Good luck
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