hello Doctor, May dad had a brain stroke according to the doctors statement about a month ago.. we took him back to home about 20 days ago. he had been doing well but he had vertigo. not continuous but sometimes. from last night he is feeling bad.. he says he is feeling dizziness and dont feel like eating yet have hunger. and heart beat faster.
Hello, Thanks for writing to Chat Doctor, I am Chat Doctor. Stroke is major disease that can be case by many rests like embolic most common or atherosclerosis or rupture of vessel.stroke can be hemorrhagic much dangerous n mostly due to future of berry aneurysm.other type is ischemic stroke less dangerous n mostly due to email from heart...vertigo or divines can be either due to brain issue irrigation or can be heart pub...if u were my patent I would like to ask detail history about risk factors like smoking, HTN, DM,etc. n do detail exam to see that pulse is normal BCS in atrial fibrillation pulse is regular that can lead to stroke.do some tests like ECG, echo to rule out any thrombus in heart that may dislodge as embolic...BCS arrhythmia can lead to increase heart bead called palpitation, dines n vertigo BCS unable to fill proper n lead to decrease CO n result DEC blood goes to brain n patient may feel dizziness n vertigo.after finding the condition that causing it will TX it accordingly. I hope this answered your question, if you have more feel free to ask. Regards.