Contraindication To Persantine Stress Test With Carotid Stenosis
- Weakness or total inability to move a body part
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Numbness , loss of sensation - Tingling or other abnormal sensations
- Decreased or lost vision (may be partial or temporary)
- Language difficulties (
aphasia ) - Inability to recognize or identify sensory stimuli (agnosia)
- Loss of memory
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Loss of coordination -
Swallowing difficulties - Personality changes
- Mood and emotion changes
- Urinary incontinence (lack...
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