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What Causes Sudden Loss Of Speech In The Elderly?
I have a friend who has always taken excellent care of herself but this past year is unable to speak. She s been diagnosed with a disease starting with the letter E.I m wondering if it s encephalopothy. She doesn t remember who I am. I ve known her since 1970. She still swims regularly but cannot speak. She s 69.
Mon, 29 Aug 2016
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Encephalopathy is a general term that describes disease that affects the brain and many types do exist some of which may cause memory and speech impairment. Given her age, other probable causes of her problem could be a frontotemporal dementia given that the two symptoms(speech and memory) are controlled by these lobe of the brain or a stroke.No matter the cause however, i will advise you see a Neurologist for examination and work-ups.A brain CT scan or MRI will be very helpful here.
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Thanks for posting on HCM
Encephalopathy is a general term that describes disease that affects the brain and many types do exist some of which may cause memory and speech impairment. Given her age, other probable causes of her problem could be a frontotemporal dementia given that the two symptoms(speech and memory) are controlled by these lobe of the brain or a stroke.No matter the cause however, i will advise you see a Neurologist for examination and work-ups.A brain CT scan or MRI will be very helpful here.
Hope my answer will help you
Best regards
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