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What Causes Slurring Of Speech And Problem With The Right Side Of Body?

my mother just called me and said she is having trouble with the right side of her body...her hand isnt working very well....however, she has no slurring of speech and no issues with brain funcitons of facial paralysis....she has been feeling a little unsteady on her feet the last week as with issue with equuilibrium...of courrse, this has me scared and she s gonna see a doctor on monday, but could this be something as simple as blood sugar or something, or is it likely a stroke, even though no paralysis or slurred speech
Tue, 14 Apr 2015
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Hello !
I read your question and understand your concern.
In my opinion the symptoms you describe may be related to several problems. The main cause may be a stroke, causing loss of sensibility in half of the body, causing unsteady gait and inability to control the hand properly.
Another problem would be a polyneuropathy, typical in diabetes , but it is associated with pain and tinglings in both feet and hands.
Diabetic patients can also have seizures from high blood glucose, causing numbness in half of the body , but these are episodic, non permanent.
So to conclude I would recommend a good neurological examination, a full blood work, HbA1c and a brain CT scan. If these tests result normal , an Electroneurography for polineuropathy and a EEG would be necessary.
Hope to have been helpful!
Thank you for using HCM!
Greetings, Dr. Abaz Quka
Best wishes Dr. Abaz Quka
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What Causes Slurring Of Speech And Problem With The Right Side Of Body?

Hello ! I read your question and understand your concern. In my opinion the symptoms you describe may be related to several problems. The main cause may be a stroke, causing loss of sensibility in half of the body, causing unsteady gait and inability to control the hand properly. Another problem would be a polyneuropathy, typical in diabetes , but it is associated with pain and tinglings in both feet and hands. Diabetic patients can also have seizures from high blood glucose, causing numbness in half of the body , but these are episodic, non permanent. So to conclude I would recommend a good neurological examination, a full blood work, HbA1c and a brain CT scan. If these tests result normal , an Electroneurography for polineuropathy and a EEG would be necessary. Hope to have been helpful! Thank you for using HCM! Greetings, Dr. Abaz Quka Best wishes Dr. Abaz Quka