Road Accident - Slight Loss of Memory After 15 Days Posted: 04-14-07 09:04am
My mother (66 years) has hypertension and
past history of stroke 2 yrs back. She met
with a Road accident 20 days ago and
besides fracture was fine brainwise. She
was able to read write and acted normally
upto 2 weeks after accident. Since last
two days She is saying she is forgetting
everything, She is not able to read
sentences or compose sentences. She only
remembers and recognises people/events
very close. She is able to count and add
small numbers but not subtract. She can
count 1 to 10. I referred with neurologist
and neurosurgeon who say they did not find
anything wrong in CT scan and blood test,
suggested to see a psychiatrist.
Though I will refer a phychiatrist as
advised, I am not really able to buy this
theory completely. Also, I notice that
since she reported memory loss first time
yesterday, she is much better today. Can
somebody please suggest me options, should
I wait to see improvement in passing days,
or should I refer the case with another
neurophysician. I am located in Bombay,
India. Please Help!.
CT SCan Report on Accident day
There is extra axial haemorrhage seen
along left tentorium and interhemispheric
fissure.
Also very minimal axial haemorrhage SDH,
SAH noted along left temporoparietal
cerebral convexity.
Small hypodense/gliotic area suggestive of
old infract noted in right periventricular
white matter.
Rest of cerebral parenchyma, brainstem and
cerebellum are normal in appearence.
No evidence of obvious intracerebral
haemorrhage.
No eveidence of midline shift noted.
The ventricles, cortical sulci and basal
cisterns are normal.
Calverium in view appears normal. No
eveidence of depressed calverial
fracture.
CT Scan next day of accident
Comparative with previous CT Brain of
yesterday
There is a slight decrease in left
subdural haemorrhage along falx which is
now 4mm thick.
There is no significant change at subdural
haemorrhage along the left tentorial leave
now measuring 5mm in thickness
There is persistence of bilateral
fronto-parietal subarchnoid haemorrhage.
There is old lacunar infarct seen in right
basal ganglia extending to corona
radiata.
Age related cerebral atrophy seen.
CT scan done after memory loss reported.
I dont have report yet. But doctors
examined the report and say there is
nothing new.
