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I am currently in fellowship training (Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroimmunology, Neuro-otology and Neuro-ophthalmology) after completing a residency in neurology in July 2012. I'll be in practice in a year.
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88 Answers
26 Agrees
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A 20-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Unlikely: It would likely cause an increase in heart rate.
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A 49-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Physical Therapy: Physical therapy would be very helpful. If it gets worse, some cases may amenable to surgical intervention.
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A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Icepick headache: Sounds like icepick headaches. You should see a neurologist for further evaluation and if it is indeed, icepick headaches, they can start you on treat... Read More
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Don't mix it: It's a potentially dangerous mix and a lot of celebrity deaths have resulted from mizing benzodiazepines (the class of medications xanax (alprazolam) ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
POTS possible: Pots is a possibility. You should see a neurologist to have it checked out. Another possible diagnosis is a post-viral syndrome.
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A 26-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Few tips: Take your seizure medication as directed, stop drinking alcohol, get enough sleep, minimize stress. If you know of any particular trigger, avoid it.
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Probably not: If it's bothersome, have your doctor check you out.
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A 55-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Unusual: I wonder if these are a form of lhermitte's phenomena (a zinging electrical sensation usually radiating down the neck, but may travel upwards to the b... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Epileptologist: True abdominal epilepsy is rather uncommon. Typical antiseizure medication has been shown to help. See your neurologist or epileptologist to discuss w... Read More
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Yup: You can have buttock pain that may radiate into your leg.
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A 28-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Need to see a doc: You probably need to see a doctor soon to get more evaluation. An MRI may be needed.
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Lupus: Sle or lupus is a clinical diagnosis. Just having a positive ANA does not automatically mean you have lupus. Speak with a rheumatologist. They will ev... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
No: Going from Copaxone (glatiramer) to bg12, you don't need a wash-out or waiting period. You can go straight to it.
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A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
No one knows: Lots of research going into this but no one knows yet.
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Potassium Chloride: There is some suggestion that Potassium Chloride is better since the chloride ion may counteract the metabolic alkalosis that comes with hypokalemia. ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Fasciculations: It's sometimes common to have muscle fasciculations, where muscles twitch on their own and can cause small, involuntary movements. It can be associate... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Unusual: It may be but it's unusual for kidney disorders to cause bilateral burning pain. I would recommend seeing your doctor about it. More likely diagnoses ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Call your doctor: Speak with the doctor who prescribed your medication. You shouldn't stop any meds cold-turkey without talking to your doctor first.
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A 30-year-old member asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Find other things: Get a hobby, exercise, hang out with your friends, and if you're really in trouble, speak with a psychologist.
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A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Correct: I'm guessing you're curious about why you have interest in sex after stopping effexor (venlafaxine). Diminished sex drive and problems with orgasm is ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
No: I would not recommend taking any over the counter analgesics (pain medications) like excedrin for more than 3 days straight. You may end up with a med... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Unusual: A true petit mal (or absence) seizure occurring in an adult after a traumatic brain injury is very unusual. Petit mals usually begin in childhood. Adu... Read More
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 16-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
You need a life :-): Go see your friends in person, do things with them, get rid of your facebook account. If things are that bad, seeing a psychologist may help.
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A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Possible Autoimmune: The symptoms and MRI suggest an autoimmune inflammatory condition. Ms is a contender but joint pains are not a usual feature of ms but suggest a rheum... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Possible: Colds can have you feeling weird and dizzy afterwards. Viral respiratory infections sometimes lead to vestibular neuritis (inflammation of the cranial... Read More
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 24-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Yogurt: Prolonged antibiotic use may wipe out your own gut bacteria. Try yogurt and cheese products to try replenish your gut bacteria. Probiotics vary in ter... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Unlikely: Unlikely but new things happen all the time.
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A 20-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Migraine: See a neurologist who can help decide which is the best medication for you. If the pain is too much to bear, you may need to visit an er.
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A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Possible: Depending on the type of injury to the nerves, recovery can be expected most of the time. In severe injury, recovery may be partial or not occur at al... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
No: Rather unusual. You should see your doctor to be evaluated. In particular, you may need to have your heart and blood pressure checked.
5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
EEG is useful: If there is a lot of concern about a seizure after you stop dilantin, your neurologist can check an eeg while you are cutting down on the dilantin. An... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Possibly: I agree with your apprehension about verapamil. I don't particularly like using verapamil as a first or second line agent for migraine prevention. The... Read More
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Possible: There are autoimmune causes of hypothyroidism. Having an autoimmune disease (e.g. Ms, lupus, hashimoto's thyroiditis) does increase your risk of havin... Read More
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 43-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Seizures and alcohol: It's unlikely that the actual seizure lasted an hour. Typically, seizures last about a minute but the patient could be disoriented for a longer period... Read More
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 25-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Barometric Changes: Changes in the weather can cause headaches. I'm not sure why.
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Yes: Yes it can. Talk to the prescribing doctor about switching to a different agent.
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Unlikely: Unlikely but possible. Anyways, as long as you feel better, it shouldn't matter!
5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 69-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
No: Flagyl can cause neuropathies (nerve problems) that result in abnormal nerve conduction studies or emgs.
5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 42-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Coital Headache?: There is a rare condition called coital headaches where a sharp headache occurs just before orgasm. Speak with your neurologist about it and you may b... Read More
5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 28-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Probably not: Nausea is typically worse with the headache. Diarrhea is quite unusual for migraines. You may have something else causing the nausea and diarrhea (whi... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Should be: Tylenol (acetaminophen) should be ok but call your cardiologist to check on your symptoms.
4.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Unclear: Could be many things. I would suggest having a cardiac check-up. Post-orgasmic illness syndrome is a rather rare condition but may be possible as well... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Yes: Ebv infections can certainly cause changes in your immune system that may result in autoimmune disease.
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A 16-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
It's not the size: It's not the size that matters, it's how you use it. No kidding :-) don't be depressed. And don't waste your money on those so-called enlargement pill... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Takes time: It may take some time (about 2 weeks) before you feel better. You may not notice a dramatic change but rather, a more gradual improvement.
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A female asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
See your doctor: You may be having medication overuse headache (from continuous use of analgesics and triptans) and/or status migranosus. You should see your doctor an... Read More
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 16-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
See you doctor: You should see your doctor and get checked out to see if it really is a lymph node and if so, to see if there are other enlarged lymph nodes.
4.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 25-year-old male asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Nerve impingement: You may have pressed on a nerve that supplies the penis. Stop wearing tight pants and see how things go in a few days.
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A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
The Wipes?: Could be the wrong wipes. Make sure you're not using chlorox wipes.
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A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Shin Behanswered
Neurology 10 years experience
Not necessarily: An abnormal eeg may be caused by a variety of conditions, including many that are not related to epilepsy. It is important to interpret the eeg in the... Read More
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Jul 12, 2013
Dr Beh provides insightful and timely answers on HealthTap, and is an excellent resource. Highly recommended!
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Beh is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Beh is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank you so much for your help. He was at Pittsburgh hospital for 3 days. They said hes test showed he had atleast 5 big seizures in a row.
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Thank you dr. Seh. I sure hope that's all it is.. I have knots& buruisesALL OVER! I think I'm more sore today than yesterday&my collar bone(
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Thank you for giving such a great and quick reply . It was very helpful to me and once again thanks to you for giving me your precious time.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University Malaysia Sarawak
Graduated 2007MD
Residency
UT SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Awards
Top Neurologist , First Place, Texas - Summer
2013
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