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Neurological Emergency

A neurological emergency is a life-threatening condition with feeble recovery if not treated promptly, which include respiratory paralysis, loss of consciousness, syncope, Guillain-Barre syndrome, myasthenia gravis, and stroke. Maintaining the airway, breathing, and circulation is the first and foremost management for any neurological disorder. Glasgow-coma scale has to be calculated in comatose and head injury patients.

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I have been having visual issues and see a lot of shapes after shutting my eyes. Why?

Query: Hello doctor, I have been having neurological issues for years, but recently they have worsened. I have been having lots of visual issues, like feeling things look dim at times, feeling things look different, feeling spaced out, etc. I was diagnosed with migraines and FND (functional neurological di...  Read Full »


Dr. Abhishek Juneja

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Visual symptoms are a common part of migraine syndrome. They may precede or follow headache episodes. Other possibilities include retinal disorders. Please do regular physical exercise for 20 minutes, yoga, and meditation for 20 minutes on a daily basis. Avoid oily, sp...  Read Full »

I have chest tightness and heart palpitations followed by dizziness. Why?

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 50 year old male. I have been having intermittent episodes of moderate dizziness preceded by pain in the neck or head. It happens almost four times a year and some of these symptoms are also preceded with chest tightness and heart palpitations. On one of such occasion, I thought I ...  Read Full »


Dr. Ashok Kumar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concerns. With available reports, I feel the memory lymphocyte immunostimulation assay (MELISA) test reports and your clinical symptoms have a very poor correlation, and it is possible that they are not related. As all the obtained t...  Read Full »

Do stiffness, muscle spasm, tingling and numbness indicate MS?

Query: Hello doctor, I am 44 years old. My symptoms are stiffness, heaviness, and hard to move. I feel like I am wearing a concrete suit when I am having issues. It is awful, and I have to use a walker, and sometimes that is not even enough. I feel extreme fatigue while walking, and it looked like I am dr...  Read Full »


Dr. Shubadeep Debabrata Sinha

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all, I will be responding based on the described symptoms and your MRI report (with no other details) (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The first impression is that the described symptoms are not very clearly suggestive of multiple sclerosis (M...  Read Full »

I have increased urge for urination nowadays. What to do?

Query: Hi doctor,For a few days the urge to urinate is increasing and with that flow of urine also. I got my urine tested and in the report, everything is normal my doctor prescribed me some antibiotics and a few other tablets. After taking medicines frequent urination became low no but I have to urinate e...  Read Full »


Dr. Alexander Davis

Answer: Hi, Obviously, all tests were done and you were treated properly. Of course, one could repeat the test for bacteria in your urine. However, I think you are suffering from an over-active bladder, a neurological issue, but not dangerous. Two things are important. One is that you should drink 9 to 1...  Read Full »

Are blurred vision and numbness of arm and face an emergency?

Query: Hello doctor, My 13 year old daughter complained late yesterday afternoon of a really bad headache and blurred vision with numbness in her arm. I gave her Ibuprofen, she then vomited not long after and said she felt better. This morning she woke saying that it was even worse. So, I took her to the l...  Read Full »


Dr. Ajay Panwar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am afraid to say that the clinical history of your daughter appears to be more than just viral sinusitis. Viral sinusitis is probably an incidental finding. Abrupt onset of headache, blurring of vision, difficulty in speaking, and numbness in face and arm is very cha...  Read Full »

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