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TIA symptoms but ALL tests come back negative for anything
Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases | Last Active: Sep 17 9:41pm | Replies (116)Comment receiving replies
Hi @neisie13 , I had an episode like this just yesterday, and I experienced almost exactly the same thing. I was reading when suddenly my brain stopped understanding the words I was reading. A little while later, I experienced the same thing while driving — I could see the pedals, but I couldn’t understand which one I was supposed to press, whether it was the brake or the accelerator.
I went to the ER and everything seemed normal. They did some neurological checks, including tests with my hands, to see if I was having an acute episode, and they told me I wasn’t.
I was wondering if you’ve found out anything else since then, or if they’ve done any tests that were particularly relevant or helpful in figuring out what happened to you. I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience.
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@carmenb6 I am sure you were so scared, especially since it later happened again while you were driving. I actually went to the neurologist because of another issue but as soon as he did a history and heard what I had gone through with the reading episode he focused in on that. I had an EEG of my brain, I had an MRI and two MRA's which look to see if the arteries to your brain are obstructed. Every single test came out normal. He even had me take a baby aspirin until the results were back. So there is no answer and a few weeks ago I was having lunch with my husband and I could not get the right words out. I would have a thought but I could only get the first couple of words out and then I was stuck. He asked me if I wanted to go to the ER but I said no, they already ran every test possible. It passed after about 5 minutes. I have no idea what is going on either!!! Did they do a CAT scan or an MRI to at least rule out anything major?