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Slurred speech
Slurred speech is a sign of cognitive impairment, such as due to brain injury, or to alcohol or drug use.
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A 41-year old asked:
What can be used against slurred speech ?
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A 50-year old asked:
Is slurred speech a sign of some disease?
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What's the best treatment to get rid of slurred speech?
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A member asked:
Do lots of people get slurred speech, or is it unusual?
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A member asked:
How long can I wait with slurred speech to see if it goes away without seeing a doctor?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is causing my random moments of disorientation,confusion,slurred speech and nausia?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I'm 21. I have been noticing slurred speech, mixing up of words and my writing is incorrect. Today has been pretty bad. What could it be?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can somebody experience slurred speech due to chemotherapy?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Treatment for slurred speech my sister forget her Medicine for 2ds pressure went so high cause a slurred speech she is on medication but will go away?
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A 32-year old asked:
can low levels of vit d cause fatigue, pain, worsening of slurred speech (pt suffered stroke ~ 10 yrs ago) and general 'spaciness'?
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A 20-year old asked about a female:
Suspect repeat stroke due to slurred speech so went over. She was leaning to 1 side, clenching fists, unable to stand, speech slurred-whatwas goingon?
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A member asked:
my friend all of a sudden has slurred speech, his tongue is swollen on the right side and he has weakness on the right side. What is the cause ofthis?
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A 92-year old asked:
92 now. stroke 3yr ago. What was likely site if couldnt then recognize people standing on my right, slurred speech and loss of ability to name objects?
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A 30-year old asked:
Slurred speech, mix-up of words. Is that a possible concussion after effect?
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A 24-year old female asked:
How slurred speech, right sided weakness and blurring of vision occur in stroke patient?
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A 64-year old male asked about a 56-year old female:
My wife exhibits signs of possible early onset dementia (confusion,agitation, unsteady balanve, slurred speech). How can we get an accurate diagnosis?
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A 37-year old male asked about a 77-year old female:
A female pt. 77 yrs old presenting with right hemiplegia she had BP 180/110 one day before e confusion,slurred speech. Resp failure 1week ago. Plat 60?
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A 40-year old asked:
Slurred speech,studdering and slow movement. What is wribg?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can a formeralcoholic have permanently slurred speech due to the alcoholism?
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A 33-year old asked:
If elderly person has really high BP and slurred speech, does she need test for stroke?
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A 20-year old female asked about a 84-year old male:
My grandfather is having chest pain problems swallowing and slurred speech what is going on with him ?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I am deaf, (neural deafness) from few months sometimes I experience slurred speech. Is my deafness responsible for slurring of speech?
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A 39-year old male asked:
What could be the cause or causes of extreme fatigue, drowsiness, slurred speech and memory loss without alcohol or drug use? A few weeks ago I simply could not stay awake no matter how hard I tried. It happened again last night but was accompanied by sl
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A female asked:
My husband is dizzy with slurred speech, not walking well, weak, and vomited brown pudding like vomit pls help me I am scared He is a 41 yr old male and this came on all of a sudden, sometimes he doesn't make sense when he talks and I'm not sure what to d
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A 48-year old female asked:
Involuntart shaking slurred speech aware of whats happening but cant stop the hard jerking mostly in arms what type sezure?
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A 41-year old female asked:
my husband has slurred speech,stiff lower limb,palato pharyngeal weakness.what is this?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Dizziness, producing alot of saliva, fatigue are early signs of pregnancy which i have been experiencing but what about slurred speech?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Dehydration diagnosis, double vision, walking drunk with slurred speech. Er doc said dehydrated. Came on sudden, effects hours after. Could be more?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Numbness on right side of arm and face, slurred speech. Happened 2 times. Doctor said it's probably a migraine cause I'm 18? Stroke or something else?
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A member asked:
My dad had open heart surgery over 48 hrs ago. He has very delayed, slurred speech. Is this temporary?
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