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What Causes Excessive Weight Loss And Slurred Speech?

Hi, My Mom told me tonight that she went to the Dr. because she s been falling down, and has lost weight. She is 5 8 and now weighs 114. Last time I saw her a few months ago, she looked like a bag of bones. If she runs into the back of a chair with her arm, her skin rips and peels back like a banana. She also claims she is not drinking, but her speech is slurred no matter what time of day we talk, and she seems to have a hard time finding words. She is 60 years old, could she have a brain tumor? Her Dr. made an apt for her to see a psychiatrist and Neurologist
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I think , it looks some brain dysfunction. she should be done CT scan and to see neurologist to exclude any brain diseases
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What Causes Excessive Weight Loss And Slurred Speech?

I think , it looks some brain dysfunction. she should be done CT scan and to see neurologist to exclude any brain diseases