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What Causes Drooling After A Craniotomy?

My mothers had altered mental status we took her to er and they found a brain tumor did a craniotomy right frontal she came home the first day and was doing great the 2nd day she started being unable to form her words we called the medics but when they came it had passed and she refused service as she thinks she s okay but not completely cognitive she had 2 more within every 2to 3 hours after the second one she is drooling fidgety and couldn t not eat as well as weakness in speech how can you help her if she refuses services but is not real cognitive to make them and you can t get her to go to doctor
Mon, 10 Sep 2018
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Hi,

She may be suffering what are referred to generically as "ministrokes" or "TIA's" which means that for some reason there is a lower blood pressure in a specific region of the brain (probable left hemisphere) either due to blood clots that are forming or other causes and what you are witnessing is the result of this part of the brain not receiving Oxygen.

She should be taken to the hospital for a full examination or made to understand that refusal could result in a full blown stroke which can result in permanent brain damage, loss of speech, weakness on one side of the body, and even death.

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What Causes Drooling After A Craniotomy?

Hi, She may be suffering what are referred to generically as ministrokes or TIA s which means that for some reason there is a lower blood pressure in a specific region of the brain (probable left hemisphere) either due to blood clots that are forming or other causes and what you are witnessing is the result of this part of the brain not receiving Oxygen. She should be taken to the hospital for a full examination or made to understand that refusal could result in a full blown stroke which can result in permanent brain damage, loss of speech, weakness on one side of the body, and even death. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.