General Medicine E log case series: 58 yr female with Recurrent Rt. Hemiparesis

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

A 58 year old female, house-wife by occupation R/O Yadagiri gutta came to the OPD on 29th August 2023 with chief complaints of :

both right upper limb and lower limb weakness since one day

unable to talk (loss of speech) since 4-5 hours

mouth deviated to left side since 4 hours

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS:

Patient was apparently asymptomatic one day ago then she developed weakness in both upper and lower limbs of right side but was able to feel senses of both limbs and eat with right upper limb. After 20hrs (one day approx.) patient was unable to speak i.e; sudden loss of speech and her mouth deviated to left side.

No H/O involuntary movements

No H/O Loss of consciousness

No H/O loss of sensation

No H/O up rolling of eyes

No H/O involuntary passage of urine and feces

No H/O tremors

No H/O fever

No H/O trauma to head

No H/O sleep disturbances

Her daily routine is waking up at 6: 30 am, drinks plain milk(without sugar) at 7:00 am, breakfast (4 idlies with karam podi daily ) at 8:00 am. She used to have her lunch as rice and curry (less spicy and less /no salt) at 1: 00 pm and some milk(without sugar) at 5 :00 pm . She usually haves her dinner as rice with curry (less spicy and less /no salt) at 9:00pm and goes to bed by 9:30 pm.

The patient used to walk only with support from past 2 years but used to speak normally before this episode of loss of speech 5 hours ago.

PAST HISTORY:

K/C/O HTN since May 2021. On unknown medication (2.5???)

K/C/O CVA- Right hemiparesis since 2 yrs. course completed (unknown medication)

Story in May 2021:

While this absolutely normal female is travelling on a two wheeler for 15km and when her destination has arrived , she was not able to get down the vehicle and felt tingling sensation with numbness in her right upper and lower limb. She was taken home and those symptoms didn't subside even after 6 hours, didn't perceive sensations, able to talk normally, no mouth deviation, no involuntary movements, no up rolling of lids, no incontinence of urine or feces, no loss of consciousness, no trauma to head, no tremors . She was rushed to a local hospital where she was diagnosed PARALYSIS and asked them to go to a higher hospital. She was admitted for 15 days in hospital and given medications. MRI/ CT?? was taken which was interpret to family as bleeding hemorrhage in brain?? While Discharge they were told that the size of hemorrhage has decreased and bleeding stopped and asked to follow up a course of drugs ( MVT & ?? & ??) and advised to go for physiotherapy for 2-3 months.(taken)

She was also diagnosed with Hypertension and given medications which she is still continuing now.

N/K/O DM, CAD, TB, Epilepsy, Asthma, Thyroid,..

SURGICAL HISTORY:

Patella surgery 7 yrs ago

LSCS 28yrs ago

FAMILY HISTORY:

Not significant

PERSONAL HISTORY:

Married

House- wife

Diet: mixed (less spicy, less salt, less oil, no sugar, drinks only hot water)

Appetite: normal