What Causes A Sudden Loss In Movement And Control Of Muscles?

Posted on Thu, 15 Feb 2018

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Question : I'velost pretty much all involentary movement,dexterity and muscile control in my left arm ,wrist ,hand and
fiinger tips . I have slow reponse and have to mentally focus effort to make movements. I tend not to let go easyilly. I 've got a slight loss of equalirium and uneven gate to my walk.Left leg not as strong , unable to keep
my foot pointed when putting on pants. No pain involved at all. I take Losartan Potassium for high blood
pressure. This all came about in the last couple weeks. Whats up???

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:

Urgent care to rule out ominous

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

You seem to have a lot of motor loss, unable to hold. you should have lost power on the left side. Since you also have trouble with gait this is not good symptom.

If you were my patient I would immediately refer for a CT scan brain to check for leaking artery in the brain.

Since you already have a high blood pressure and on medication, you have risk towards haemorrhage or ischemia to the brain.
Please see at the Urgent care or ER.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (3 days later)

Thank you for you brief answer. Is it possible to get a second look by another
Doctor in this case? Just to see maybe something different is the cause?

Sincerely
Alan Smiley
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Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (11 hours later)

Brief Answer:

Curbside consult

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I have taken an opinion from a specialist Neurologist.
According to him a neurological disorder of such quick symptoms in a very short time is few.

It can be a psychological trauma as well. However to understand the complete problem and pin point you will need a neurological assessment in the first place followed by MRI of the brain.

So it is better to get the earliest appointment.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (3 days later)

Will my medicare part A cover this with a hospital visit? What's my best options ?

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:

No idea about medicare

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I am sorry that I have no idea how medicare reimbursement / cashless works in this scenario.

Since this a new development you should visit a Neurologist who accepts medicare in your area for an initial appointment.

If this particular situation covers or not would be taken care of by the staff in the office.

Hope I have answered your query.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Suma Parinam, General & Family Physician

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar