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Doppler Test - is poor antegrade flow dangerous

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adrian41952
adrian41952

hi all,

1st time poster.

I've recently been experiencing issues that when i turn my head fully to the right i get instantly dizzy feeling and actually blacked out briefly on one occasion. pretty scary as i was driving at the time.

as part of the diagnosis process i have had a Doppler test with left side antegrade normal and right side poor.

gp never really explained what poor meant, does anyone here know if i should be worried as am bring told it is satisfactory.

thanks in advance.

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  • janet59223
    janet59223 adrian41952

    Posted

    It sounds like Bow Hunter's Syndrome, which is what I've been diagnosed with. One of your vertebral arteries is occluded. I am having surgery to correct the problem, which is the only treatment. Please look it up and see a neurovascular surgeon. Good luck.

  • sab65033
    sab65033 adrian41952

    Posted

    Hi Adrian,

    I think is your balance which is low in one side of your ear.

    you need to see ENT so can refer you to AUDIOLOGY so they can do balance test.

    read my post i have the same problem.

    I Hope you get better soon.

    Sab 

  • brian40174
    brian40174 adrian41952

    Posted

    Hi Adrian, antegrade in this case is simply a reference to direction of flow and means blood is traveling in the right way along an artery. It's impossible to say whether the result signifies anything potentially dangerous or even significant without taking other factors into account such as your age, diet, general state of health, whether you're a smoker, whether you're overweight, whether you exercise regularly etc. I would suggest that you see your GP again and ask him to explain the result and any ramifications in more detail.

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