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What could be the reason for brain zap and dizziness?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 37-year-old male. I have been getting bouts of dizziness, which can be described as an electric shock in my head. There is also a feeling of nerve twitch in my temple. I also found that my reaction time is a bit slower. I did a cardiac screening, which involved a stress echo. Th... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are suffering from dizziness and electric shock over your face with some incoordination of your eyes as per your ophthalmologist. Nothing from cardiac, eye and ear, nose and throat (ENT). The problem seems to be a neurological disorder. It is good that your magnet... Read Full »
I am suffering from constant vertigo for more than a month. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have had constant vertigo for more than a month. The vertigo feeling lasts for a second but is constant during the day. I feel it while standing, sitting, at every moment but I can say that it worsens with movement, for example: when I bend my head to eat something, when I brush my t... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. Momentary vertigo associated with movement of the head is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo most commonly due to dislodging of the otoconia or otoliths in the posterior semicircular canal. You need to get the Dix-Hall... Read Full »
What causes vertigo and sudden loss in speech?
Query: Hello doctor,My wife is 32-years-old with no medical illness. She suddenly experienced vertigo six days before, followed by aphasia and right-sided weakness. She was immediately taken to the emergency department for a stroke workup and stroke code. They did a head and neck CT and a brain MRI. The re... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I carefully read your questions and would agree with your doctor on the conclusion of migraine. Let me explain as follows: The brain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) has excluded any possible stroke, which would cause a permanent disability (attachments removed to ... Read Full »