A related discussion,
Numbness was started.
A related discussion,
Facial and Tongue Numbness was started.
dear Dr.,
last week my brother 30yrs. falll down from the chair while going thru the news paper, become nervous and lost his speech and the abiliy to hear, almost parallalised state. Immediately took him to a hospital and is recovering slowly. he could partially recover speech and ability to hear. but some times when we ask something he will answer somethng which may not have any relation to the question. he could recognise the people but not recollect their names.
neither he himself nor his famaly members had any of these kind of desease before. pls. advice.
yours truly.
murali.
I,too am having these tastes and numbness problems, mostly my lips. It seems to be more pronounced after I stand. I am 50, diabetic, high blood pressure, and also have had a stroke. This is nothing like the stroke but I know something is not right. The only answer I have gotten to this is dehydration. I thought they were a bit off at first but after drinking water during a peak moment the symptoms were reduced. May be all in my head.I live in the south. Is anyone seeing anything in common other than diabetes?
hi i have a similar problem but have just got the syptoms.
i have numbess in the left side of my face and just last night my lips went numb. metallic taste on the left side of my tongue and a dull headache. my left arm also seems to be affected too. its all very strange. its a bit hard to cope with when you have three children too. would be gratefully for any help
hi i have a similar problem but have just got the syptoms.
i have numbess in the left side of my face and just last night my lips went numb. metallic taste on the left side of my tongue and a dull headache. my left arm also seems to be affected too. its all very strange. its a bit hard to cope with when you have three children too. would be gratefully for any help
It is difficult to localize your symptoms to one particular location within the central nervous system. However, given the degree of facial sensation and taste chages you are experiencing the problem should be within your brainstem or brain, not the spine. The thought about a stroke was reasonable, however the MRI's you have had should have shown a lesion. The fact that your MRI's have been normal is good. This helps to exclude masses, strokes, and abnormal blood vessels. Also, the fact that the symptoms are persistent helps to exclude seizures. It would be reasonable to exclude inflammation involving the brain with some blood tests, although I suspect they will be normal. Seeing a second neurologist is a good idea. This will confirm the findings of the other doctor and a fresh look at your problem. Without seeing you and reviewing your studies this as much as I can advise. Good luck.
Hello,
Reading your comment I was really astonished. On Wednesday morning 9/23 I went to the hospital because I had a severe pain in my hip, like being hit with a bat. It traveled to my leg, jaw, arm and lasted approximately fourteen hours. I too had a metalic taste in my mouth. I was admitted to the hospital. Carotid doppler, CAT, MRI, MRA, all came back negative for stroke, blood pressure was moderately high then later on the low side. I was released on Thursday evening diagnosis: TIA. On Sat. the morning began, slurred speech, lasted all day, at approximately five after a shower my jaw tightened and I felt light inside, metalic taste is back and then all I remember is my hand falling to my side. I was 911 to emergency unable to speak, could not move the left side and unresponsive for a short time period. This lasted four hours and then feeling came back to my leg, speech was the last to return. It is now Oct.4. I am still in the hospital. Four episodes later, decreased in severity, on heparin, comadin. MRI (4xs) CAT (2Xs), TEE, dopper legs, carotids, stress test, all have been negative. Now it is suggested to have a brain angiogram (fear of iodine allergy and only known conrast). I am shocked to read your post which is so similar, it is as if I had written it. I know you are as confused as I. I am forty two years old, diabetic, SLE and high cholesterol. Hope someone can give both of us imput. Thanks for any assistance.