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Question: My wife ,she is 29 years old.she is suffering from tubercloma,ptb,gtcs with ictal postictal confusion state,Att started from 20/6/14.she was started with akt-4kit ,inj.sm0.75gm,tab wyslone30,traptal450 tab folvite 5mg inj. Was started till three months and after three month kit was also stopped and Dr started rcinex(450-300)mg,pza500mg twice daily,ethambutol 1000mg,udiliv 300twice,benedon 4mg haif tab is going through,triptal is going through,Gardenel 60 mg started and goiing through,tab a to z,tab trislao q,tab goldcal is going through,till 10/11/14after that ethambutol and p zide stoped and ethianamide 250 started twice. She is having two daughter one is three and haif and another is ten month older she usually get heavy headache and sometimes she fall down
Brief Answer:
She is on correct treatment.
Detailed Answer:
Hi Mr XXXXXXX
I have noted the medical details and medications taken by your wife.
I would like to reassure you that she is on correct medications.
Tuberculoma refers to TB of brain and is responsible for causing fits (unconsciousness) and headache.
Treatment consists of anti-TB medications, which is needed for 18 months.
In addition, medicines are needed to prevent fits, which are trioptal (oxcarbazepine) and gardenal (phenobarbitone) in her case.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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She is on correct treatment.
Detailed Answer:
Hi Mr XXXXXXX
I have noted the medical details and medications taken by your wife.
I would like to reassure you that she is on correct medications.
Tuberculoma refers to TB of brain and is responsible for causing fits (unconsciousness) and headache.
Treatment consists of anti-TB medications, which is needed for 18 months.
In addition, medicines are needed to prevent fits, which are trioptal (oxcarbazepine) and gardenal (phenobarbitone) in her case.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://XXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
i think when she get under depression she gets more headeache and sometimes get faint,what should be her diet and by medicine it can be 100% prevented?
Brief Answer:
Depression should be treated.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for getting back.
Yes, depression should also be treated. If needed, you can show her to a psychiatrist.
She can take normal healthy diet.
By medicines, it can be almost 100% prevented.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Depression should be treated.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for getting back.
Yes, depression should also be treated. If needed, you can show her to a psychiatrist.
She can take normal healthy diet.
By medicines, it can be almost 100% prevented.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
When should we go another Mri? How much time the medicine will be taken by her?how I come to know that she is in progress? Chest x Ray clears the shadow in lungs previous one
Brief Answer:
18 months of treatment is needed.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for getting back.
MRI brain should be repeated after 3-6 months.
Anti-Tb medicines are needed for 18 months.
Improvement in symptoms and MRI would help us know that she is getting better.
Clearing of shadows on Chest X-ray is a good news.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
18 months of treatment is needed.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for getting back.
MRI brain should be repeated after 3-6 months.
Anti-Tb medicines are needed for 18 months.
Improvement in symptoms and MRI would help us know that she is getting better.
Clearing of shadows on Chest X-ray is a good news.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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