My 76 year old nan is constantly cold, started shivering and lost consciousness in the middle of a conversation. She quickly came around again and said she was fine but she seemed to be a bit dazed and looked like her face might have been a bit numb. Should I be worried about this?
Hai.in that age an elderly person can have possibilities, like vertebrobasillar insufficiency (FBI), metabolic nutritional deficiency, low BP, low sugar, high or high sugar, heart blocks, vasovagal effects, carotid blocks, cervicalneuropathies with positional effect, hypothyroidism, nervous disorders, in your case it could be duet heart block, or a FBI, or vasovagal.u can go ahead with a carotid Doppler, MRI brain, ECG done to rule ou5 the cause.don't worry