A 70 yr old female with involuntary movements in upper and lower limb

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CHIEF COMPLAINT

Altered sensorium since 12:00 am midnight, involuntary movement in upper and lower limb since 12:00 am, loss of speech after 12:00 am

HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS

Pt was apparently asymptomatic 2days ago then she developed b/l involuntary movements in upper and lower limb,  loss of speech and recognition of people. Associated with drooling of frothy saliva from mouth,up rolling of eyes, biting of tongue.  No h/o fever,nausea, vomiting, headache, blurring of vision, diarrhoea, constipation. No postictal confusion

PAST HISTORY

K/c/o DM since 2 yrs and on medication

Not a k/c/o epilepsy, asthma, HTN, tuberculosis

No H/o previous surgeries


PERSONAL HISTORY

Diet: mixed

appetite: normal.

sleep: adequate, 

b&b movt: regular

addiction: tobacco  chewing 


FAMILY HISTORY  no significant family hisory

General examination

Pt is drowsy  E4VIM4

No pallor, icterus, cyanosis, clubbing generalized lymphadenopathy and oedema













Vitals

Bp 150/100 mmhg

Pulse 97 bpm

RR 20 cpm

Temperature 98.6

Spo2 94

Grbs 135 mg/dl (when measured in causality) ( ambulance driver gave history  of grbs 12 mg/dl at her home,started 25% dextrose)



SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION 

CNS 

                         Upper limb                               lower limb

                       Rt                    left               Rt            left

Tone     normal       normal      increased increased

Power           3/5                   3/5             3/5              3/5

Reflexes         right                left

Biceps              ++                   ++

Triceps            ++                   ++

Supinator       ++                   ++

Knee                ++                   ++

Ankle   

Plantar         flexon        extension 

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Neck stiffness +

Kerning sign -

Brudzinski sign -


CVS S1,S2 +,no added murmurs

R/S NVBS heard

P/A  soft and non tender


Provisional diagnosis

?hypoglycemia 

? Viral encephalitis 

? Meningism


INVESTIGATIONS










23/9/22

Diagnosis Altered sensorium 2° to recurrent hypoglycemia  resolved

WITH KNOWN CASS OF DM2

WITH CHOLELITHEASIS

WITH LEFT RENAL CORTICAL CYST
?WITH AKI ON CKD

No fresh complaints

On examination   pt is conscious 
Bp 110/80
PR 82bpm
Temp 98.5°f
CVS s1 s2 +
R/s BLAE +
P/A SOFR NON TENDER

Rx
Oral fluids 3 to 4L/day
Tab GLIPIZIDE 5mg od
Vital monitoring 


Advice at discharge 

Tab GLIPIZIDE 5mg once daily at 2pm

Tab ZINCOVIT once daily at 2pm

Oral fluids 3to 4 lts/day

Review to opd after 10 days 


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