Open AccessA 60-year-old male presented with left-sided weakness and difficulty in speech
Author(s) -
Iffat Islam Khan,
Md Monirul Islam,
Redoy Ranjan,
Mohammad Tariqul Islam,
Asit Baran Adhikary
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bangabandhu sheikh mujib medical university journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2224-7750
pISSN - 2074-2908
DOI - 10.3329/bsmmuj.v14i1.50517
Subject(s) - weakness , medicine , audiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , lower body , physical therapy , surgery
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A 60-year-old male presented with weakness of the left side of the body followed by a sudden fall on the ground while working in the field, with difficulty in speech for 03 months. Weakness was sudden in onset which involved left upper and lower limbs with the inability to move the left side of the body and difficulty in walking. The patient also noticed that there was a deviation of the face towards the right side associated with dribbling of food with difficulty in speech but can follow the command with difficulty. There was also urinary incontinence for the same duration, but the bowel movement was normal.