A 68 year old male with slurring of speech and right side upper limb weakness

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A 68 year old male who was a labour worker by occupation came to the casualty on 14/6/23 with the complaints of slurring of speech and right upper limb weakness since yesterday 

History of presenting illness:
Patient was apparently asymptomatic till yesterday morning then  he developed  slurring of speech around 10:30AM  and by afternoon 3:30 pm patient developed weakness of right upper limb.... then after sometime ( 3 to 4 hr) the weakness of right upper limb reduced .
No H/o fever, vomiting, diarrhoea 

Past history:

H/o giddiness since 1month ..... H/o fall 2 days back ( hypotension) taken to rmp 

Patient was diagnosed with hypertension 20 days ago and not on any medication 

Not a know case of DM, epilepsy, thyroid disorders 

Personal history: 
He has normal appetite, takes mixed diet, sleep is adequate, bowel and bladder movements are regular.


General examination:
Patient is conscious, coherent 
No pallor, icterus, cyanosis, clubbing, lymphadenopathy, pedal edema 





Vitals:

Afebrile to touch

Temp: 98.2°F

PR- 82 bpm

RR- 18cpm

BP- 160/90mmHg

SpO2- 96% 

Grbs - 118 mg%


Systemic examination 

CVS- S1 S2 present, no murmurs heard

RS-B/L air entry present, NVBS

PA- soft,non tender, bowel sounds heard

CNS -Pupils: B/L NSRL

Tone 

Power: Right upper limbs:     , Lower limbs:   

Left upper limbs:       , Lower limbs:  

Reflexes:

Biceps: Rt: +   Left: +++

Triceps: Rt: + Left: ++

Supinator: Rt: + Left: ++

Knee jerk: Rt: + Left: ++

Ankle: Rt: + Left: ++

Plantar: Rt: Extensor Left: Flexor


Investigations

On 14/6/23






Hb:  11  gm/dl

TLC:   8000 cells/ cumm

RBC:   4 million/cumm

PLT:   2.75 lakh/cumm

PCV: 33.4 vol%


Blood urea:  32  mg/dl

Serum creatinine: 1.6  mg/dl

Serum electrolytes: 

Na+:   138 mEq/l

K+:  3.6 mEq/l

Chloride :  103 mEq/l


On 16/6/23

Blood urea: 27 mg/dl

Serum creatinine: 1.3 mg/dl

Serum electrolytes: 

Na+: 142 mEq/l

K+: 3.9 mEq/l

Chloride : 102 mEq/l









Diagnosis:

ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE with  INFARCT IN B/L GANGLIOCAPSULAR AREA with CHRONIC INFARCT IN  RIGHT THALAMUS and LEFT BASAL GANGLION 

Treatment:




1.IVF NS AND RL @50 ml/hr

2.sips of oral fluids 

3.Tab. ECOSPIRIN  75 mg PO/OD 

4. ATORVASTATIN 40 mg PO/OD

5.physiotherpy of upper limb and lower limb 

6. Early mobilization

7. Monitor vitals inform sos 

8. Tab CINOD 10 mg PO/ SOS ( if bp is > 150 mm hg ) 






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