What Causes Inability To Talk, Drooling And Stiff Left Arm?
My daughter is 37yo. Healthy.drinks IPA beer at times, quite a lot.tonite I thought she was choking but I realized she had a frozen macabre look on her face, unable to talk, mouth open and drooling. Her left arm was at a 90 degrees fingers drawn in and paralyzed as her face was. Lasted a few minutes. Then okay.
I read your question carefully and I think you are wise not to underestimate this episode and write here to ask for this panel's opinion. Judging from your description the episode might well have been an epileptic seizure. The cause of the seizure must be sought after with a clinical exam followed by blood tests, head CT or MRI and EEG. Afterwards it will be proceeded according to the findings of those exams and if a cause is found receive appropriate treatment if necessary. The list of possible causes is a long one, can be related to her drinking, metabolic changes in her blood, but also issues like infection, tumor or stroke which is why the exams are necessary. I hope everything will work out for the best, feel free to ask further questions.
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What Causes Inability To Talk, Drooling And Stiff Left Arm?
I read your question carefully and I think you are wise not to underestimate this episode and write here to ask for this panel s opinion. Judging from your description the episode might well have been an epileptic seizure. The cause of the seizure must be sought after with a clinical exam followed by blood tests, head CT or MRI and EEG. Afterwards it will be proceeded according to the findings of those exams and if a cause is found receive appropriate treatment if necessary. The list of possible causes is a long one, can be related to her drinking, metabolic changes in her blood, but also issues like infection, tumor or stroke which is why the exams are necessary. I hope everything will work out for the best, feel free to ask further questions.