58 yr female with recurrent Right Hemiparesis

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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 when she developed weakness in both upper and lower limbs of right side and 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.

Her mouth was deviated to the 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 was to wake up at 6: 30 am, drink plain milk(without sugar) at 7:00 am, breakfast (4 idly + karam podi ) 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 has 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 was able to walk with the help of support for last 2 years and used to speak normally before loosing her speech 5 hours ago.

PAST HISTORY:

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

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

History from 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(Gandhi govt). 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