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Suggest Treatment For Forgetfulness With Throat Cancer

just wondering what t oexspect next he is loosing the use of his body functions and very week he is forgetting who we are and has gone down hill rapidly in the last week

he is 56 and has been fighting throat cancer for 2yrs

he weighs maybe 100 and is 5'10

Thu, 23 Apr 2015
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand his condition and problem.
His symptoms like forgetfulness, weakness, loosing body functions etc suggest possibility of brain metastasis.
Throat cancer is mostly squamous cell carcinoma.
And it can spread to brain in some cases.
So we need to rule out brain metastasis in his case.
Get done MRI brain first to rule out brain metastasis.
If MRI is normal then following are the possible causes.
1. Electrolyte disturbance
2. Acute psychosis etc.
So first get done MRI brain to rule out brain metastasis and then consult psychiatrist.
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Suggest Treatment For Forgetfulness With Throat Cancer

Thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand his condition and problem. His symptoms like forgetfulness, weakness, loosing body functions etc suggest possibility of brain metastasis. Throat cancer is mostly squamous cell carcinoma. And it can spread to brain in some cases. So we need to rule out brain metastasis in his case. Get done MRI brain first to rule out brain metastasis. If MRI is normal then following are the possible causes. 1. Electrolyte disturbance 2. Acute psychosis etc. So first get done MRI brain to rule out brain metastasis and then consult psychiatrist.