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Is it a stroke??
by kian18, May 31, 2008 04:07PM
my father was admitted to the hospital last night becuase of what we thought stroke. He has weakness on his hands that he can even forgot that he is holding something. It was very very weak. it radiates to his elbow and even his tighs had an unknown sensation. But the worst part is in the hand... The doctor says that they dont consider it as a stroke... is it really a stroke or not???
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Unless a MRI is done the diagnosis cannot be done.It could be transient ischaemic attack caused by the temporary disturbance of blood supply to a restricted area of the brain, resulting in brief neurologic dysfunction that usually persists for less than 24 hours. Patients diagnosed with a TIA are sometimes said to have had a warning for an approaching stroke.He should be given anti-coagulant medications, heparinand warfarin; or anti-platelet medications such as aspirin.n ECG ,MRI and CT scan should be done to diagnose if any pathology exists.
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