Monday, August 14, 2023

65 YR OLD MALE WITH GENERALIZED TONIC CLONIC SEIZURES

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I am Nomika Alli (Roll no 179) of 8th Sem MBBS


A 65 year old male , daily wage laborer by occupation R/O Nalgonda came to the OPD on 12th August 2023 with complaints of involuntary movements of both limbs since 5 days.


History of present illness:

Patient is apparently asymptomatic 1 week back and then he had complaints of involuntary tonic clonic seizures of Bilateral upper and lower limbs, sudden in onset, lasting for 30 minutes associated with uprolling of eyelids, lateral tongue bite, deviation of mouth, frothing of saliva, urinary incontinence during episode.

Each episode often occurs in sleep after 1 hr of going to bed. Post ictal confusion present for 30 min after episode.

C/O Heaviness of head and dragging type of pain at frontal region. 

C/O back pain and myalgia. Patient face appears to be dark and flushing during episode. Patient agitated and aggressive during and after episode for 30- 60 minutes.

No H/O chest pain, cough, fever, Shortness of breath

No H/O orthopnea, PND, sweating, Palpitation

No c/o Burning micturition, increased or decreased urine output

no c/o loose stools, nausea, vomiting

All throughout his illness, patient was able to carry his daily activities apart the episode duration.

His daily routine is waking up at 6: 00 am, drinks tea at 7:00 am, breakfast as rice and curry at 9:00 am and leaves for work. He used to have his lunch as rice and curry  at 2: 00 pm and return to home by 6:00pm. He usually haves his dinner as rice and curry at 9:00pm and goes to bed by 10:00 pm.


History of past illness:

H/o exact complaints 1 year back a/o facial puffiness and pedal edema. He was bought to KIMS, Nkp. and given medication and asked to use medication regularly. But the patient stopped the medication after using it for 6-7 months (thought that symptoms subsided).

N/K/C/O  DM, HTN, TB, Asthma, CAD, CVD


No Surgical History


PERSONAL HISTORY:

Diet: Mixed

Appetite: Normal

Sleep: adequate

Bowel and bladder movements: Regular

Addictions: 2-3 Beedi / day since 40 years

Allergies: no known


FAMILY HISTORY:

N/K/C/O HTN, DM, TB, Asthma, CAD, CVD, Epilepsy


GENERAL EXAMINATION:

Patient is conscious, coherent, cooperative to time, place and person.

Ht:     Wt:

No signs of pallor,

no icterus, 

no clubbing, 

no cyanosis, 

no koilonychia, 

no lymphadenopathy, 

no edema

vitals: temp: afebrile

BP: 130/70 mmHg

HR: 82bpm

RR: 20cpm

SpO2: 98%


SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION:

CNS: Conscious and normal speech

no neck stiffness 

negative kernig's sign

Cranial nerves: normal

motor and sensory are normal

Glassgow scale score: 15

E4V5M6: Spontaneous eye opening, 

orientated verbal response and 

obey commands. 



 
REFLEXES: 

Plantar - flexor
Cerebellar signs: 
Finger nose in coordination: yes
knee heel in coordination: yes

CVS: S1 S2 heard
no thrills
no murmurs

RS: no dysnoea
no wheeze
BAE +
Trachea central position
NVBS +

Abdomen:
shape: scaphoid
no tenderness
no palpable mass
liver: not palpable
spleen: not palpable
normal hernial orifice
no free fluid
no bruits

Gait: normal
musculoskeletal system: normal
skin: normal


INVESTIGATIONS: 

HEMOGRAM:
 Normocytic normochromic anaemia 
decreased PCV
RBC count decreased

CUE:

RANDOM BLOOD SUGAR:
LFT:

RFT:

HBsAg:

Anti HCV antibodies:

HIV:

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION:




PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS:
Generalized tonic clonic seizures

Management:
1) T. Levetiracetam 500mg PO/BD
8AM -------- 0 -------- 8PM
2) Vitals monitoring

 








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