Have Sudden Weakness In Legs And Slurring Of Speech. Cause?

Posted on Thu, 3 Oct 2013

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Thu, 3 Oct 2013 Answered on

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Question : sudden weakness in the legs; slurring of speech

Answered by Dr. Mahesh Koregol (51 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
hypoglycemia or stroke

Detailed Answer:
Hi, considering your age and history of diabetes, you appear to be having hypoglycemia. The other possibility could be ischemia ( stroke) which needs immediate treatment. I suggest you eat some sugar and rush to emergency department to get your blood pressure checked and evaluated for stroke as well as blood sugar levels. Regards, Dr. Mahesh Koregol

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar