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What Causes Inability To Recognize Faces And Walking Difficulties?

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Question : sir, my wife is unable to recognise the known people immediately and also unable to walk properly. Day by day she is going sluggish unable to understand. now a days people are telling how she changed so much.
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Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (16 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
She needs to undergo a higher mental functions examination.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.

With the background of these medical complaints,I would advise you to take your wife to a neurologist for detailed neurological examination,as diagnosis can't be established just historically.She needs a detailed higher mental functions evaluation.

At the same time,psychiatric disorders can also lead to such manifestations,like-a petient of chronic depression may present with similar complaints.So,a psychological assessment by a Psychiatrist also needs to be done.

Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some follow-up questions,I shall be glad to answer.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
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What Causes Inability To Recognize Faces And Walking Difficulties?

Brief Answer: She needs to undergo a higher mental functions examination. Detailed Answer: Hi XXXX, Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com. I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query. With the background of these medical complaints,I would advise you to take your wife to a neurologist for detailed neurological examination,as diagnosis can't be established just historically.She needs a detailed higher mental functions evaluation. At the same time,psychiatric disorders can also lead to such manifestations,like-a petient of chronic depression may present with similar complaints.So,a psychological assessment by a Psychiatrist also needs to be done. Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some follow-up questions,I shall be glad to answer. Regards Dr.Ajay Panwar, MD,DM(Neurology)