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70 yr old female with seizures and slurred speech 30/08/22


A 70 yr old female with seizures and slurred speech 


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I have been given this case to solve in an attempt to understand the topic of " patient clinical data analysis" to develop my competency in reading and comprehending clinical data including history, clinical findings, investigations and come up with diagnosis and treatment plan.

Case - 

A 70 year old female came to the OPD with the chief complaint of sudden involuntary movements since 5 pm yesterday. 

History of presenting illness-

The patient was apparently asymptomatic 2 days back.Some time after having food , she experienced SOB on lying in supine position.She was unable to speak suddenly. There was involuntary passage of urine. H/o single  episode of vomiting in the night after which she felt better. 

The patient did not have any such complaints the next day. Yesterday, the patient did not consume any food from morning till afternoon. Only intake of coconut water and ragi java at around 1pm.

She was just lying and then suddenly she had involuntary movements of the right upper and lower limb at around 4 to 5' o clock associated with aura. She felt weak in those limbs and couldn't get up. She was conscious but her speech was incoherent. No frothing , no tongue bite. 

Pt was taken to the nearby hospital in Ramanapet and symptomatic treatment was given after which she was referred to a higher centre i.e. our hospital for seeking treatment. Her last memory was that of sitting in an auto and going to the hospital. 

H/o burning micturition since 15 days 

History of past illness - 

No h/o similar complaint in the past 

She is not a k/c/o HTN, DM, TB, bronchial asthma, epilepsy, CAD, CVA 

H/o thorn prick to plantar aspect of both right and left foot 25 years back for which proper care was not given. It grew into a huge ulcer which is associated with hypoaesthesia.


Left foot



Right foot 



Teatment history - no h/o blood transfusion or any surgeries in the past 

Personal history - 

She is a home maker. Stays at home the whole day doing her own work, eating and sleeping. 

Appetite - normal 

Diet - mixed 

Bowel & bladder movements - regular

Sleep - adequate 

No addictions

No known drug / food allergies 

Family history - none of the siblings have had such problem as the patient 

General physical examination - The patient is conscious,  partly coherent and not well oriented to time, place and person 

She is well built and nourished

No pallor, icterus, cyanosis, clubbing, lymphadenopathy and edema

Vitals(on admission) - 

Temp- 98.5 degree F 

PR- 70 bpm

BP- 90/60 mm Hg

RR- 26 cpm

SPO2- 94 %

GRBS- 342mg/dl 








Systemic examination - 

CVS- S1, S2 heard, no murmurs 

CNS - 

GCS - E4, V4, M6

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - NVBS heard, no adventitious sounds 

ABDOMINAL SYSTEM- scaphoid, soft, non tender, no organomegaly  

Investigations - 









Provisional diagnosis- Seizures due to uncontrolled sugars? 

Treatment given- 

INJ IV FLUIDS(NS/RL/DNS) @UO + 50ML/HR

INJ HUMAN INSULIN 40 U IN 39ML NS IV @6ML/HR INCREASE/DECREASE TO MAINTAIN GRBS< 200MG/DL

INJ KCL 2 AMP IN 500 ML NS/IV @4 HRS  

INJ OPTINEURON 1 AMP IN 100 ML NS/ IV OD 

INJ LEVIPRIL 1 MG /IV STAT 

INJ LORAZ 2 CC / IV STAT OR SOS

PROTEIN X POWDER 1 SPOON IN 100 ML MILK 8 th HOURLY 

GRBS MONITORING EVERY HOURLY 

BP/ PR/ TEMP EVERY 4 TH HOURLY 







 







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