Speech problems neurological
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Extreme tiredness, high fever, hypoglycemia or low blood sugar, high blood sugar, kidney problems causing brain fog, liver problems causing brain fog, low electrolytes, very high blood pressure, alcohol or drug intoxication, etc can all cause slurred speech. Please do not ignore this and consult a doctor ASAP or maybe go to the ER. MRI of the brain, dental examination, nerve conduction studies, kidney and liver function tests etc will be required.
The person with MS can suffer almost any neurological symptom or sign, including changes in sensation such as loss of sensitivity or tingling, pricking or numbness, muscle weakness, muscle spasms, or difficulty in moving; difficulties with coordination and balance; problems in speech or swallowing , visual problems, fatigue, acute or chronic pain, and bladder and bowel difficulties.I hope this helps. Take care and regards.
Before I talk about depresion which can definitely effect speech, Im going to say there are a lot of serious neurological causes of speech problems; if this is a possibiity you must get it checked. Drowsiness caused by alcohol, drugs or chemicl problems like diabetes and salt imbalance can make you slur your words.
I have numbness and tingling over my entire body (including a feeling of numbness inside-causing bladder/bowel problems) I have dizzyness, cognitive fog, balance issues, deep localized muscle pain and weakness, slurred/stammering speech and tremors. I cannot read or look at a computer screen for more than 20 minutes without my eyes going blurry. Since I have had E.B.Virus a few times in the past; I requested a blood test and it showed positive (not surprising).
About a month ago, my migraine symptoms stopped, by that I mean, no more auras (black spots, things moving or distorted in my vision), no migraine pain, no light sensitivity, and no nausea; however, all of my neurological problems remain and have increased in frequency and severity. A few new symptoms have popped up as well, such as wet/cold spots on my head, pain spots on my head when touched, bladder control, stilff neck, and insomnia on my good days.
I am sorry to hear about your father’s medical problems. Post stroke the residual neurological symptoms and speech may improve or it may not. It depends on the location and size of the defect causing the stroke. You must take him to a speech therapist and his neurologist to assess whether speech will come back or not. Speech therapy, physical therapy and motivation is important for recovery. Take care!
Her speech is quite understandable but not 100% by far. The speech therapist says that her breathing and speech are not coordinated and therefore she runs out of air and speaks fast and therefore speech becomes harder to understand.
Does the fact that that she has yet to show any improvements in movementone month after the stroke mean that she will not improve?
Neurological symptoms that come and go, if both structural (tumor, necrotic tissue) , circulatory (including spasming of blood vessels) and seizure disorders are ruled out, the problem may be due to infections, particularly from prions or from a retro-virus (HERV-W). Not all of the infectious agents have been identified. These infectious disease are extremely difficult to identify, and are often progressive.
Differential diagnosis is difficult.
stuttering; slurred speech; laughing while he is upset; and speaking incomprehensible jibberish. He sometimes starts a sentence then stops in the middle, unable to remember what he was saying. We have an appointment with a pediatric neurologist in October -- the soonest appointment we could get. Anyone have any idea what is going on? Any advice?
Check Myesthenia Gravis forum and get some information about it. Those are both symptoms of that disorder, but maybe you can find out more about it. I hope that you are feeling better. Good luck!
Although their are a few brain lesions these do not appear to be new and other tests do not show MS. Other Neurological avenue to examine? Should I rule out MS?
Most Disruption Symptoms
* All for ~ 10-12 months
1. Fatigue Severe overall and constant weak/malaise feeling.
2. Dizziness / Balance/ Gait /Disorientation
Constant dizziness/disorientation feeling exacerbated by movement.
Unsteady gait, side to side, with foot drag.
Clumsiness, dropping things.
3.
My daughter also had/has problems with speech. Turns out she has autism. Long before we got this diagnosis she was in speech therapy. Therapy helped a lot and I'm glad we started it as soon as we did. Try using PECS (picture exchange cards) to help him communicate. Even if he will grow out of this and it is not autism, he will probably develop some frustration from being unable to communicate well. The cards could be a great tool for him. You could also teach him some sign language.
This definitely sounds neurological in nature, so I'm happy to hear that you've got an appointment with a neurologist already.
If they find nothing abnormal on the Neurological exam your problem is probably not Neurological and they may send you to another specialist. My Primary Care gave me a Neurological Exam and she saw I had major Neurological problems. Then it was up to the Neurologists to find out what was wrong. They did all kinds of tests over two years even though the first Neurologist thought it was MS. After two years and six Neurologists I was finally diagnosed with MS.
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