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My husband was diagnosed with brain tuberculosis in april this year. He was on medicines n was recovering but suddenly on 23rd july he suffered a minor stroke. Woth affected in squid right eye. Partial deviation on ride side of face and dysphagia. Though with medicine his eyes has improves 90 percent and one cannot make out any deviation on face. His walk has also become more confident. But his swallowing is showing NO IMPROVEMENT. He cannot even swallow his own spit. Please help. He is 6 feet and 92 kgs and on the following medication. Pyzina 750 thrice daily combutol 1200 mg once daily Onfloxin twice daily Decmax 4 mg thrice daily. Pan 40 Zofer. Zapiz once every night. Please please guide me. Its been 20 days. What further tests or medicines can be of any help. We try feeding half spoon soup .it goes but within 30 sec to 1 min .it comes out with cough n spit. Please please help.
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Dear lybrate reader, reevaluation by treating physician &neurologist at earliest. B'couz on feeding with present symptoms liquid can go in lungs resulting in pneumonia. He has been recovering well but need reassessment. Good follow up, regular medication &monitoring with good nursing care is must. Diet as per doctors advise, god bless you. Be positive. All the best. Immunotherapy, allied therapy sos.
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