A CASE OF ACUTE INFERIOR CEREBELLAR INFRACT

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A 57 year old male , an autodriver, from gundlasrinagaram a autodriver by occupation came with complaints of 

CHIEF COMPLAINTS

Bilateral Lower limb pain 

Giddiness since 4 days

Excessive sweating since 4days

Swaying towards right since 4 days.

Hypertensive urgency (170/100) 


HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 4 days  when he developed

 Pain and swelling of bilateral lateral malleolus,for which he visited he visited local RMP,for which he received an injection?

Following this he developed excessive sweating and giddiness  with swaying towards right 

Difficulty to walk for which he went to a local hospital and was advised to get a CT done,and medications were given,and was referred here for further management

He arrived here as hypertensive urgency with a blood pressure of 170/100 and Giddines and diplopia

He is diagnosed as hypertensive 2 years ago and is on medication but only used for 3 months

No history of headache,nausea,vomiting, blurred vision , or involuntary moments.


PAST HISTORY

No similar complaints in the past

Not a known case of
Diabetes 

Tb 
Asthama
Epilepsy
Cvd
Chemotherapy

PERSONAL HISTORY

Mixed diet 

Apetite Normal 

Sleep adequate 

Bowel and Bladder moments regular.

Addictions:  Chronic alcoholic since 20 years, stopped 2 years back

Chronic beedi smoker since 22 years.

FAMILY HISTORY

No significant family history 

General examination

Patient is conscious coherent cooperative oriented to time place person

VITALS:

Afebrile

Bp:160/80mmHg in left arm in sitting position 

PR:86bpm

RR:16Cpm

Spo2 : 98%


Examination

NO PALLOR

NO ICTERUS

NO CYANOSIS

NO CLUBBING

NO KOILONYCHIA 

NO LYMPHADEONAPTHY

 SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM:
Apex beat felt at 5th intercostal space 
Heart sounds normal 
No thrills and murmurs

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
Chest symmetrical 
Normal vesicular breath sounds 
No crepts,rhonchi,rales

ABDOMEN:
Soft and non tender
No organomegaly
No visible scars and sinuses 

HIGHER MENTAL FUNCTIONS:

The patient is conscious coherent and cooperativer And oiented to time place and person N

Cranial nerve

No abnormalities detected

MOTOR SYSTEM:

No muscle wasting is observed.

Tone of all muscle normal

Power of all muscle 5/5

Broad based gait

No involuntary movements or tremors are seen.

SENSORY SYSTEM:

All sensation retained

No abnormal sensations are present

Cerebellar function

Trunkal ataxia/gait ataxia swaying towards right

No dysarthria,tremors,hypotonia

Coordination tests:

Finger nose test: normal

No overshooting.

Finger to finger testing:no incordination.

Diadokokinesia: normal with right hand.

Heel knee test: no incordination 

Rhombergs test: swaying towards right with eyes open 

Autonomic nervous system:

Increased sweating +

No postural hypotension


Meningeal signs:

No neck pain

No spinal and cranial abnormalities 

No carotid bruit

Provisional diagnosis

Acute inferior cerebellar infract

Investigation









Treatment


Day 1


TAB ECOSPORIN 75MG/PO/OD


TAB CLOPTTAB 150 MG/PO/OD


TAB ATORUAS 80 MG/PO/OD




DAY 2


TAB ECOSPORIN 75MG/PO/OD


TAB CLOPTTAB 150 MG/PO/OD


TAB ATORUAS 80 MG/PO/OD


TAB SPINFREE PO/BD


BP MONITORING


DAY 3


TAB ECOSPORIN 75MG/PO/OD


TAB CLOPTTAB 150 MG/PO/OD


TAB ATORUAS 80 MG/PO/OD


TAB SPINFREE PO/BD

TAB TELMA AM H/PO/OD

INJ OPTINEURON 1 AMP IN 100 ML NS/IV/OD



BP MONITORING


DAY 4

TAB ECOSPORIN 75MG/PO/OD


TAB CLOPTTAB 150 MG/PO/OD


TAB ATORUAS 80 MG/PO/OD


TAB SPINFREE PO/BD

TAB TELMA AM H/PO/OD

INJ OPTINEURON 1 AMP IN 100 ML NS/IV/OD



BP MONITORING

DAY 5


TAB ECOSPORIN 75MG/PO/OD




TAB CLOPTTAB 150 MG/PO/OD




TAB ATORUAS 80 MG/PO/OD




TAB SPINFREE PO/BD


TAB TELMA AM H/PO/OD


INJ OPTINEURON 1 AMP IN 100 ML NS/IV/OD






BP MONITORING

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