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What Causes Slurred Speech Post Experiencing Heart Stroke?

My mother in law has had a stroke which effected her speech. blood pressure avg 220/ 89. She is refusing testing and last blood pressure is 1110/40. To me this seems extreme. Why are they letting her be released? To me something is definaly very wrong. She is an RN and knew she was having a stroke and had to be dragged into ER
Mon, 30 May 2016
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The initial blood pressure was very high. Very high blood pressure can cause stroke-like symptoms that may resolve if the high blood pressure is properly treated. Even though the change in blood pressure seemed to have cause resolution of her symptoms it is a very drastic change if it occurred rapidly and I recommend she be observed in a hospital (preferably a stroke center) for about 24-48hrs. She should be started on appropriate home medications for high blood pressure and once stable discharged with the appropriate follow-up.
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What Causes Slurred Speech Post Experiencing Heart Stroke?

The initial blood pressure was very high. Very high blood pressure can cause stroke-like symptoms that may resolve if the high blood pressure is properly treated. Even though the change in blood pressure seemed to have cause resolution of her symptoms it is a very drastic change if it occurred rapidly and I recommend she be observed in a hospital (preferably a stroke center) for about 24-48hrs. She should be started on appropriate home medications for high blood pressure and once stable discharged with the appropriate follow-up.