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55/F altered sensorium since 10 days

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55 year old female ,farmer by occupation  Was brought to casualty in altered sensorium since 10 days Patient was apparently asymptomatic 15 days ago  Then developed fever - for 2 days ,high  grade , with chills         Then on day 3,4 - patient developed involuntary movements (tremors ) of both upper limbs  With weakness of both upper limbs from day 4  And slurring of speech  Taken to outside hospital in day 5  Found to have hypoglycemia (grbs -27 mg/dl ) Since admission in outside hospital  Patient developed altered sensorium  Fluctuating sensorium+nt ( unable to recognise people sometimes )  Self talking +nt  Hallucinations+nt Involuntary micturition+nt  Irrelevant talking +nt  No involuntary defecation , involuntary mivuemk Diagnoses as -  acute gastroenteritis with dehydration Acute kidney injury  ? Metabolic encephalopathy  Recurrent hypoglycemia  Type 2 dm Hypertension...