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What Causes Sudden Loss Of Motor Skills In An Elderly Person?

It is my dad. A week ago when he got up he couldn t talk. He went to the hospital. He had had what we think was the flu and was weak. They ran all the normal tests and said he was fine. No stoke. He is 81 years old. Since then he is having trouble walking and weak. When he tries to walk he is having trouble and can t seem to move his lags right. Lost of motor skills. It seem to come and go.
Wed, 18 Feb 2015
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If there is weakness in walking then this could be due to some cerebral pathology and this need to be ruled out and for that better get done the CT brain, some time this could be due to age, in either condition physical activity according to his age would be fine, but care need to be taken, hope this information helps, take care.
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What Causes Sudden Loss Of Motor Skills In An Elderly Person?

HI Well come to HCM If there is weakness in walking then this could be due to some cerebral pathology and this need to be ruled out and for that better get done the CT brain, some time this could be due to age, in either condition physical activity according to his age would be fine, but care need to be taken, hope this information helps, take care.