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65 YEAR OLD MALE PT WITH CHIEF COMPLAINS OF LOSS OF MEMORY

65 yr old male farmer by occupation came with 

 chief complaints of 

Loss of memory since 1 yr 

Rt sides upper and lower limb weakness since 1 yr 

Burning sensation of both feet since 1 yr 

HOPI

The patient was apparently asymptomatic 1 yr ago then he developed sudden onset seizures for which he has admitted in the hospital at 10pm. He was unconscious up to 12 hours. after gaining consciousness he happened to observe that the entire right half of the body was feeling weak. His right lower limb was involved more than his right upper limb due to which he was unable to walk. 

He also developed deviation of mouth to the left side.

he also had an attack of headache, vertigo, and projectile vomiting.

No h/o trauma to the head, double vision, or nasal regurgitation.

 pt has also developed loss of memory for 1 year which was insidious in onset and gradually progressive the pt was unable to recall the things he has done this morning.

No h/o seizure activity again till now 

Past illness 

K/c/o cva 1 yr ago 

K/c/o HTN since 10 yrs ( on atenolol 50 mg and amlodipine 5 mg OD since 1 yr ) 

Not a k/c/o DM, cad, asthma, thyroid disorders, TB.

Personal h/o 

Appetite- normal

Diet - mixed

Bowel and bladder - regular

Any known Allergies- absent

Addictions-  consumption of alcohol ( 90 ml / day, 2 pack bidis / DM day since 40 years . 


Family h/o - not significant


On general examination - 

patient is conscious,coherent and cooperative 

Well oriented to time , place and person. 

There is no pallor, icterus, cyanosis, clubbing, lymphadenopathy and bilateral pedal edema .  
















Vitals- 

Temp - 99.2F

PR- 80 bpm

Bp- 150/70 mmHg

RR -20 cpm

Grbs - 118 mg/ dl 

Systemic examination -

Cvs- S1 S2 present, no murmurs. 

RS - BAE present, NVBS

P/A- soft, non tender and no organomegaly 

CNS :  

Higher mental functions  

MMSE score - 16 

Conscious, oriented to person , place and time .

Speech : normal 

Memory: loss of recent memory 

No Visual hallucinations

No delusions 

No emotional lability. 

CRANIAL NERVE EXAMINATION:


1st   : Normal


2nd  :  visual acuity is normal


                  

3rd,4th,6th  :  normal 

                        

5th             :  sensory intact


                      motor intact


7th             :  normal


8th             :  No abnormality noted.


9th,10th     : palatal movements present and equal. 


11 th : intact 

12 th : normal 


Motar examination 

                      Cns         R.              L

Tone                 UL               N                N

                          LL   hyper.     Hyper

 Power               UL 4/5.       4/5

                           LL   4/5.      4/5

Reflexes 

     B                             -.            -

     T.                            -              -

     S.                             -.            -

     K.                             -.             -

     A.                            -.             -

      P.                           Extensor flexor


Lobar function tests 

Frontal 

  1. He know about hospitalization
  2. did not give history  properly 
  3. No able memorize numbers orderly
  4. able to say phalam , Samayam , cinema 
  5. Able to 10 names of vegetables, animals in one minute  
  6. Motor luria test - done
  7. proverbs - able to say 
  8. Luria graphic test - able to draw triangle and square 

Orbital and  basal 


Go and no go test 


 1. Direction - 2 errors 

2. color -able to say 


Parietal lobe


Ideational apraxia - able to perform folding of paper as shown . 

Right  left orientation- present 


Temporal lobe


Recent memory - absent 

Remote Memory - present but not able to recall some events 

Immediate memory present 

Delusion and hallucinations - absent 


Occipital lobe 

 

Prosopagnosia - present 

Visual memory 



SENSORY EXAMINATION:  

SPINOTHALAMIC SENSATION:

                              R                          L 

Crude touch : Normal                 Normal 


pain : Normal                              Normal 


temperature : Normal                 Normal 



DORSAL COLUMN SENSATION:

                                    R                         L 

Fine touch :         normal                    Normal 


Vibration sense : normal                    Normal 


Proprioception : normal                   Normal



CORTICAL SENSATION:

                                               R                   L 

Two point discrimination : normal           Normal 


Tactile localisation :  normal                   Normal 


CEREBELLAR EXAMINATION:

 Slight tremors are present  

Nystagmus -absent 


Finger nose test 



Gait  




Provisional diagnosis -

Dementia under evaluation ? Vascular with right sided hemiplegia ? 

Investigations -  

Chest X ray PA view 


ECG 


 









12/04/23
Pt is c/c/c 
BP - 160/90
PR - 78 bpm
RR - 18 cpm 
Temp - 98.4 F 
SPO2 - 100%@ RA 
Rx
Salt restricted diet 
Tab. Novartis 10 mg /po/od 
Tab. ECOSPRIN AV 75/10 po/od 
Tab . NEUROBION  PORTE po/od 

13/04/23 
Pt is c/c/c 
BP - 150/70 
PR - 80 bpm 
RR - 18 cpm 
Temp - 97.2F 
SPO 2 - 100@RA
CVS -S1,S2 + , no murmurs
RS - BAE+, NVBS 
P/A - soft , non tender 
Cns    
     R.              L
Tone  ul N.               N
           LL hyper.      Hyper
 Power ul. 4/5.       4/5
              LL.  4/5.      4/5
     B              -.            -
     T.             -              -
     S.              -.            -
     K.             -.             -
     A.            -.             -
      P.          flexor   extension 

Rx -  
salt restricted diet 
T. ATENOLOL 50 mg and AMOLODIPINE 5 mg po/ od T. ECOSPRIN AV 75/10 po/ od 
T. NEUROBION FORTE po/od . 

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