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Q: Road Accident - Slight Loss of Memory After 15 Days
asked by: swapnilh on April 14th, 2007
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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.
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