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What Causes Foaming In Mouth And Loss Of Conscious?

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Posted on Mon, 3 Feb 2014
Question: My 89 years old mother has foam at her mother and losing conscience and now we took her to hospital and her hands were shaking. Are these bad signs
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Answered by Dr. Indu Kumar (2 hours later)
Brief Answer: It may be due to epilepsy,tumour,stroke,trauma etc Detailed Answer: Hello XXXX Thanks for writing to XXXXXXX Foaming from mouth and losing consciousness may be due to many reasons.It may be due to epilepsy,tumour,stroke,trauma etc. She need immediate clinical examination and investigations.It is important to assess level of consciousness. Investigations include routine hemogram,RBS,LFT,RFT,Lipid profile,Urine RE/ME,Serum sodium and potassium,CT Scan of Brain.Further investigations can be done if needed. It is good you have taken her to hospital.CT Scan of brain is very important as it will exclude many conditions. Proper treatment depend upon clinical examination and investigation reports. Get well soon. Hope i have answered your query. Further queries are most welcome. Take Care Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
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What Causes Foaming In Mouth And Loss Of Conscious?

Brief Answer: It may be due to epilepsy,tumour,stroke,trauma etc Detailed Answer: Hello XXXX Thanks for writing to XXXXXXX Foaming from mouth and losing consciousness may be due to many reasons.It may be due to epilepsy,tumour,stroke,trauma etc. She need immediate clinical examination and investigations.It is important to assess level of consciousness. Investigations include routine hemogram,RBS,LFT,RFT,Lipid profile,Urine RE/ME,Serum sodium and potassium,CT Scan of Brain.Further investigations can be done if needed. It is good you have taken her to hospital.CT Scan of brain is very important as it will exclude many conditions. Proper treatment depend upon clinical examination and investigation reports. Get well soon. Hope i have answered your query. Further queries are most welcome. Take Care Dr.Indu XXXXXXX