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55 Y/M with hemiparesis and tingling and burning sensation over left upper and lower limbs



A 55yr old male, daily labour by occupation, resident of nakrekal came with the chief complaints of

-Tingling and Burning sensation in left leg and left hand since 15 days

-Chest pain since 6days


HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS


Patient was apparently asymptomatic 6yrs ago then he had an episode of sudden loss of consciousness ( while he was working at around 9am) associated with excessive sweating, which was associated with slurring of speech, deviation of mouth towards right.

He was taken to hospital in karimnagar and diagnosed with left hemiparesis and is under medication (anti platelets) till date.

Patient complaints of generalized weakness since 1 year

He now presents with the complaint of burning sensation in the left upper and lower limb since 15 days which is persistent throughout day.

There is history of fall from bed due to which he developed a sudden right sided chest pain since 6days and is intermittent, dragging type , non radiating, which increases on inhaling and not associated with shortness of breath ,sweating .

No history of any other episodes of loss of consciousness, seizures,headache , nausea,vomitings


PAST HISTORY


Patient had a history of trauma to head 20 years ago( was beaten up by theives)

For which suture were done and medications were taken

Not a known case of DM,HTN,Epilepsy,Asthma and coronary artery disease.

H/o Right eye catarct surgery 1 year ago .


PERSONAL HISTORY :-

DAILY ROUTINE

He daily wakes up at 5am ,does his daily routine walk with stick and eats breakfast at 8 am.Then he watches tv and have lunch at 1 pm sleeps for about 2hrs and the go for walk with stick and have dinner at 8:00 PM and sleep at 10:00 PM.



Diet: Mixed 

Appetite: decreased (since 2 months)

Bowel - hard stools since last 10 days,

Bladder-regular

Sleep: inadequate 

Addictions- Smoking since 40yrs ( one bidi packet per day)

he used to consume alcohol daily 180ml to 360 ml daily since 30 yrs , now he consumes occasionally


FAMILY HISTORY:

H/0 hemiparesis in grand father and father.


DRUG HISTORY:

No significant drug history


GENERAL EXAMINATION:

Patient is conscious and co-operative.well oriented to time,place and person.

Moderatly build and moderatly nourished.

No pallor, icterus, cyanosis,clubbing, lymphadenopathy ,edema























VITALS

TEMPARATURE:Afebrile

BP:140/90 bpm 

PULSE RATE:80/min regular normal volume

RESPIRATORY RATE:16 cycles/min

Spo2 : 95%RA


CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM:

Conscious and  coherent 

Right handed 

HIGHER MENTAL FUNCTIONS Intact.

MMSE 24/30

CRANIAL NERVE EXAMINATION:

Olfactory : Normal 

Optic: Visual acuity is normal

 oculomotor,trochlear,abducens: Pupillary reflexes present , EOM full range of motion present   

Trigeminal : Sensory intact

          Motor intact

Facial n: There is absence of nasolabial fold in left side  and slight deviation of mouth towards right

Vestibulocochlear : No abnormality noted.

Vagus, spinal accessory, hypoglossal n: normal.


MOTOR EXAMINATION:

                           Right                        Left


                      UL          LL             UL      LL


BULK:    Normal  Normal    Wasting in both 


TONE :   Normal  Normal  Hypertonic in both


POWER :       RIGHT             LEFT

ELBOW:          5/5                    3/5

Flexion.           5/5                   3/5

Extension:       5/5                  3/5


Wrist:               5/5                  3/5

Flexion:           5/5                  3/5

Extension:      5/5                  3/5


Abduction :    5/5                  3/5

adduction:     5/5                   3/5


KNEE :-           5/5                   3/5

Flexion           5/5                   3/5

Extension       5/5                    3/5 


ANKLE :-         5/5                    3/5

Plantarflexion:. 5/5                 3/5

Dorsiflexion      5/5                  3/5

Toe                      5/5                   3/5

Movements:5/5

SUPERFICIAL REFLEXES:

CORNEAL present       

CONJUNCTIVAL present


DEEP TENDON REFLEXES:

                             Right                 Left

   BICEPS.               + 2                    +3                 

   TRICEPS              + 2                    +3                         

   KNEE                   + 3                    +3   

  ANKLE                 + 2                    +3

PLANTAR             Flexion             Extension      



SENSORY EXAMINATION:  


SPINOTHALAMIC SENSATION:

Crude touch Present 

Pain Present 

Temperature Present 


DORSAL COLUMN SENSATION:

Fine touch Present 

Vibration Present 

Proprioception Present 


CORTICAL SENSATION:

Two point discrimination Present 

Tactile localisation Present


CEREBELLAR EXAMINATION:

 Finger nose test able to perform 

 Heel knee test able to perform

Dysdiadochokinesia Absent 

Speech Normal 

Rhombergs test Absent



SIGNS OF MENINGEAL IRRITATION: 

Kernig's sign, brudzinski sign, neck rigidity absent


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:

Bilateral air entry present,vesicular breath sounds heard, no adventitious sounds heard. 


CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM:

S1 and S2 heart sounds heard,no murmurs heard 



ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION:

Soft and non tender,No organomegaly

INVESTIGATION















PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS

Left Hemiparesis associated with UMN Facial palsy ( left side of face)

Acute ischemic stroke in right MCA territory??


TREATMENT


1. INJ OPTINEURON IV OD

(1 ampule in 100 mL NS)

2. TAB PREGABLIN 75mg po/HS

3. TAB ECOSPIRIN AV (75/20) po/Hs

4. TAB PAN 40mg po OD BBF

5. Physiotherapy of Left UL LL

BP PR RR charting 6th hrly








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