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Frequent Rolling Arm And Tongue, Unclear Speech, Difficulty Holding Things. On Norco For Epilepsy. History Of Broken Pelvis Due To Fall. Brain Scan Normal. Help

Is it free? My Aunt fell down & broke her pelvis.. Her left arm tends to roll out to the left every minute or so when holding a card. Now we are told her tongue rolls under on one side ? when ask ed to make it go back & fourth. Her speech isn't great & she can hardly hold a fork to feed herself. She is epileptic & they have her taking Norco. I think she had a stroke & they misseed it. They have scanned her brain..found nothing.
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.

Based on your description, it is possible that your aunt has suffered stroke. Sometimes, a CT scan would not pick it up. MRI of brain is preferred in those cases for more accurate diagnosis.

Treatment would be medical, and with physiotherapy.
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I hope it helps.

Please get back if you require any additional information.

Best wishes,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
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Frequent Rolling Arm And Tongue, Unclear Speech, Difficulty Holding Things. On Norco For Epilepsy. History Of Broken Pelvis Due To Fall. Brain Scan Normal. Help

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. Based on your description, it is possible that your aunt has suffered stroke. Sometimes, a CT scan would not pick it up. MRI of brain is preferred in those cases for more accurate diagnosis. Treatment would be medical, and with physiotherapy. Yes, the questions are answered free of cost on Public Forum. I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any additional information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/