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

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This is an online e log book to discuss our patient de-identified health data shared after taking his / her / guardians signed informed consent. Here we discuss our individual patients problems through series of inputs from available global online community of experts with an aim to solve those patients clinical problem with collective current best evident based input.


This E blog also reflects my patient centered online learning portfolio and your valuable inputs on the comment box is welcome.


I have been given this case to solve in an attempt to understand the topic of " patient clinical data analysis" to develop my competency in reading and comprehending clinical data including history, clinical findings, investigations and come up with diagnosis and treatment plan.

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 20 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 

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







Vitals

Bp 150/100 mmhg

Pulse 97 bpm

RR 20 cpm

Temperature 98.6

Spo2 97

Grbs 81 mg/dl



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       mild 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












TREATMENT 

20/9/22
levipil 500mg i.v bd
optineuron iv  od
Tab ecospirin
Inj monolcf 2gm iv tid
Inj dextramethasone 4mg

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