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Does Injury To Frontal Lobe Cause Lack Of Movement In Left Arm?
Question: My husband was shot in the head on the right frontal lobe. The bullet is still in his brain. He has movement in his left leg but not in his left arm. He do feel the left arm if I touch it. How do I know if this is permanent ?
Brief Answer:
Get physiotherapy and wait for few more months for recovery
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concern.
The injury to frontal lobe cause motor weakness rather than sensation loss as in your husband case.
The improvement in any such injury depends upon site of lesion and extent of damage.
The improvement may be gradual and most improvement occur in first 6 months to one year.
There is no way to detect for permanent disability at this moment and physiotherapy will help in recovery.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further information.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Get physiotherapy and wait for few more months for recovery
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concern.
The injury to frontal lobe cause motor weakness rather than sensation loss as in your husband case.
The improvement in any such injury depends upon site of lesion and extent of damage.
The improvement may be gradual and most improvement occur in first 6 months to one year.
There is no way to detect for permanent disability at this moment and physiotherapy will help in recovery.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further information.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
What do this means:
Gunshot wound entering in the squamous portion of the ft temporal bone with the largest bullet fragment lodged in the ft side of the sphenoid bone ft sphenoid sinus. There are multiple small bullet and bone fragments along the bullet tract in the ft temporal lobe and inferior ft frontal lobe. Large hamorrhagic cerebral contusion in the ft temporal lobe and inferior rt frontal lobe . There is also post traumatic SAH and acute SDH over the rt cerebral convexity
Gunshot wound entering in the squamous portion of the ft temporal bone with the largest bullet fragment lodged in the ft side of the sphenoid bone ft sphenoid sinus. There are multiple small bullet and bone fragments along the bullet tract in the ft temporal lobe and inferior ft frontal lobe. Large hamorrhagic cerebral contusion in the ft temporal lobe and inferior rt frontal lobe . There is also post traumatic SAH and acute SDH over the rt cerebral convexity
Brief Answer:
The recovery may be slow
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
The report is suggestive of bullet pellets in bone of skull as well as in brain.
The damage is involving frontal and temporal lobes.
This is associated with bleeding in between brain and skull bone.
The injury is severe and recovery may be slow.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Wishing good health and early recovery.
Regards
Dr N Kumar Neurologist
The recovery may be slow
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
The report is suggestive of bullet pellets in bone of skull as well as in brain.
The damage is involving frontal and temporal lobes.
This is associated with bleeding in between brain and skull bone.
The injury is severe and recovery may be slow.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Wishing good health and early recovery.
Regards
Dr N Kumar Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
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