65 years old male patient with involuntary movements and focal seizures

65 year old male patient with involuntary movements and focal seizures

January 19,2023
65 year old male patient with Involuntary movements and focal seizures 
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Date of Admission- 19/01/2023


A _65_ year old male patient presented brought to casuality by his attenders with chief complaints of Involuntary movements of left upper limb and lower limb (4:00 pm)                       



HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS
Patient was apparently asymptomatic till  1:00 pm.
Then he had fever episode which is relieved on medication ( dolo 650)
Then  he developed Involuntary movements of left upper limb and lower limb and associated with uprolling of eyeballs , tongue bite
Involuntary micturition in clothes 
No regain of consciousness between the episodes
Froathing







HISTORY OF PAST ILLNESS
 H/o similar complaints in the past
13/3/2022:- seizures
Irregular medication of levipil
18/4/2022:- focal seizures secondary to hyperglycemia 
First admission was found to having high GRBS, followed by which he developed Involuntary movements upper limb and lower limb 
Old CVA 2 years back
Diabetic milletus:- 6 years - on medication ( insulin)
Hypertension:- 3 years - on medication 



PERSONAL HISTORY 
   Occupation:. Farmer
    appetite : normal 
     Diet : mixed
Marital status : married
Bowel movement  : regular      
Micturition: normal

FAMILY HISTORY
No relevant family history 
      



GENRAL EXAMINATION 

Patient is conscious, coherent, co-operative.



There are no signs of icterus, clubbing, pallor, cynosis, lymphadenopathy and edema



VITALS




SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION:

Cardiovascular System

Thrills-  no
Cardiac sounds- S1, S2  +
Cardiac murmurs - No

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Position of trachea- central

Breath sounds- vesicular

No Dyspnea and wheeze

 

ABDOMEN

Shape of abdomen- scaphoid

 tenderness - no

Palpable mass- no

Free fluid- no

Bruits- no

Liver- Not palpable

Spleen- Not palpable

Bowel sound- Yes



CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 

Patient is drowsy

Speech- normal 
Tone:
Reflexes:-


Cerebrilar signs :- finger and nose in cordination -- no
Knee and heel in coordination -- no
Examination of head and neck :- neck stiffened
Investigation 
ECG: 



TREATMENT
Phenytoin
Levipil
Sodium valproate
Aspirin
Pantaprazole
Dolo (650)
Levetiracetem

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