dizziness

[maryam122]

hi! my dad is almost 59 years old. a few months ago he felt suddenly dizzy for jus 10-15 sec. he was okay till today and hes healthy. today again he felt quite dizzy strongly for a few secs so he went to get his blood sugar and pressure tested. his blood sugar was 5.7 after breakfast and his pressure was 130/90.
my question is what could be the reason for this dizziness? hes completely normal and healthy now. but in the past 6 months he has felth this dizziness 3 times. thanking u for ur help and assistance ... waiting for ur reply.

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

Syncope can come for a few seconds due to anemia. Have you asked the doctor for any reason for his low Hemoglobin ? There must be certain symptoms for which his blood work was done.

Regards

[maryam122]

thanks for ur reply. umm no hes never had MRI done and no one in the family has ever had a brain tumor. however i forgot to mention this but a couple of months ago he had a very low haemoglobin count of 6.5 . so hes been havin iron supplements since then. and now his Hb level is 10.5+. so do u think that could be another reason ?

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

Has your father got any MRI of the brain done any time ? Is there any family history of a brain tumor ? Such unexplained attacks of dizziness are seen in brain tumors. This is just a possibility that I would like you to rule out.

Regards