Over the past several months my 69 year old father has had difficulty and slurred speech, confusion, loss of sense of direction, etc. does this sound like symptoms of pin strokes? It has developed over the last month of so with more decline noted recently. Perhaps multiple pin strokes?
Hi, Thanks for writing in. It is important to know the exact details of onset of his symptoms and any history of medical conditions. Above symptoms can be due to mildly reduced blood supply to the white matter areas in the brain including the areas concerning speech. These can also be due to a series of small stroke like episodes. Another reason for cognitive and speech impairment can also be conditions like hypertension and diabetes. These can also cause microhemorrhages in brain leading to confusion and slurred speech. It will be best to consult a neurologist and get investigations like carotid artery and vertebral artery Doppler and brain MRI scan. Treatment will depend on clinical and imaging findings.