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@whs2026 Hello Bill. I was reading over your comments trying to understand your situation. May I ask what Mayo specialists have ruled out? You mentioned Parkinson’s, but also a concussion, so it makes me wonder if you had a neck injury or shoulder injury? I do know that a fainting episode can look like a seizure when the brain doesn’t get enough blood and oxygen supply because of dropping blood pressure. I once passed out during some painful neurological testing, and they sent me for an EEG to test my brain and a sleep study. I didn’t have seizures. I also have a condition called Thoracic Outlet Syndrome or TOS which is a compression of nerves and blood vessels in the shoulder. It causes tightness from the neck to the scapula. If I turn my head, the pulse diminishes in the base of my neck. Some patients can pass out from this lowered pulse that can affect circulation to the brain. Also, if the cervical spinal alignment is off, it can stretch the vertebral arteries that run inside the cervical vertebrae. That is also part of the blood supply for the brain. I was getting dizziness and some vertigo when my vertebrae were twisting due to muscle spasms. I was in need of spine surgery at the time for a bad disk. My experiences with these issues caused some similar symptoms and weakness when an episode of crashing blood pressure happened. For me that was a response to fear and not related to heart function. Fainting is a protective response if blood pressure is spiking and it’s meant to be a safety valve to release high blood pressure. That is something that has to be evaluated of course. Has anyone evaluated your cervical spine or tested you for thoracic outlet syndrome? Have they ruled out cardiovascular issues? What others details can you share?

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@jenniferhunter My Mayo-JAX Cardiologist has ruled out cardiovascular issues - that they are not causing my NESs.
The Mayo-JAX Neurologist treating my Parkinson's does not think that my Parkinson's is causing my NESs.
The EMU that I had in Feb. 2025 at Mayo - JAX Hospital, the Mayo hospital Neurologist's diagnosis was Non-Epileptic Spells, did not call them seizures.
I have not heard of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome but will ask the Mayo Neurologist who I have an appt. with on April 7 about it, plus ask about Cervical Spinal Alignment and request to have my Cervical Spine evaulated and tested for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
(Sidenote: regarding my symptoms, I have not experienced any fainting.)
Jennifer, I greatly appreciate your reply, help and the medical issues you mentioned that I could be tested for.
At the age of 84 and after three+ years of dealing & suffering with my "spells" and not able to do absolutely anything, I am desperate to find out what is causing my symptoms, find a treatment plan and have a "qaulity of life".