What causes numbness in face and arms?
Patient: hi i need to aski have a male whos 50 years old  he woke this morn was feeling dizzy when he stood up  when he came to sit he look very pale  i had him drink a gatoraid an soup his color came bac about 30 min i went to check he broke out in a heavy pouring sweat and his left side of his face went numb hes answering qestion right  with his name an soforth i checked about ten min ago now his right arm is numb hes telling me hes ok he just wanted to rest hes sleeping ok for the moment Doctor: Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal.Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your queryI would like to know the previous medical issues.It sounds to me that we are talking about a possible stroke.A stroke usually occurs during bedtime and may present with vertigo. The numbness may in fact be due to the same problemI would suggest an MRI brain, along with MR angiography.And there after a regular aspirin may be advisable.I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above so i can be of help further. Best of luck.I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you.Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination.Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further.(If the answer has helped you, please indicate this)