How to cure paralysis in a 75 year old female?
Patient: my grandmother age 75 is suffering from paralysis and can just only talk and eat very little food. she is being given dexona injection and aptron. is it sufficient for the treatement or some other medications are required and how long this disease will take to get cured? Doctor: Hi,Thank you for posting your query.I have noted your grandmother's symptoms.We need more details regarding her illness to help you understand better regarding the treatment options.What was the cause of her paralysis? Was it brain stroke? If possible, please upload the scan reports.If the paralysis is due to brain stroke, then, complete cure may not be possible. However, with good physiotherapy and exercises, her strength can be partly restored.Please check about "aptron" tablets, as i am not sure about it. Dexona is a steroid used to reduce the brain swelling.I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.Wishing you good health,Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)Senior Consultant NeurologistApollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, IndiaClick on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumarMy BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in