Crushed C1

[sunnysmile]

I was in a one-car accident on April 18.  I was placed in an Aspen Collar (for about 3-months), dislocated a shoulder and broke three-ribs.  I blacked out prior to the accident and have no memory of anything strange or any unusual feelings prior to blacking out.  The original angiogram and x-rays also show degenerative disks C5,-C6 & C7.  Could this be the problem.? The doctors tell me my injuries will heal themselves but we need to find out why I blackout out.  I am an otherwise very healthy 68 year old female and nothing like this has ever happen to me.  We have scheduled a MRI-C-spin, MIR-Brain, MRA-Brain and MRA-Neck.  I also have scheduled an Echo Cardiogram, an I.V. Persanthine-Thallium stress test and a Holter Monitor.

I cannot drive while wearing the collar but my hustand says he does not want me to drive unless they can tell me why I passed out.  I've been told that that is not always possible.  Should I refrain from driving if they are not able to pin-point the problem that caused me to black-out?  What is the difference in having a stroke (and accident) and then driving again.  Just because you had one stroke does not mean you will absolutely have another???

[Dr_Nassim]

Dear all
Memory disturbances and fukes are probably frequent during rides !! moreover a head trauma during a car accident could cause retrograde amnesia, thats by definition loss of recalled events which happened before the accident. So dear, dont force to find a reason of not recalling events , this could be near-normal during accidents and heavy brain work.
I am not going to promote a name but it is known even in Lebanon the American product of Natrol named "Vimpozine memory complex"

[BARBIE123841]

i have the same problem with the my memory, i dont know where to began to get help, can you tell me what kind of mri or cat scan shows loose of memory!