My aunt had a stroke last summer and moved in with us in oct. She complained of her hand and leg shaking(her discription) she said it shakes all the time and she couldn't stand it. I couldn't see the shaking,so I thought maybe her limbs were tingling from the stroke. However her shaking has gradually been very noticable. At first I noticed while she set at the table she would have an occasionaly leg jerk, it went from that to her leg moving most of the time while she sits, it twist around,jerks and seems to move away from her. Now its while she is standing it accually shakes, she will walk,pause and it shakes, when she stands up it shakes and she has to gain control of it to start walking, her last dr. Told her it was from the stroke,offered no teatment. Does anyone have any info on this? Take care of someone who has it? Will it go away someday or get worse? Please help I don't even know what to call it.
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During the TIA she complains of one sided pain (usually the left). She is pretty upset and has some visual disturbances as well. We usually have to medicate her with something to keep her calm. One of the things that stand out during these spells is the weakness and shakes she experiences during and after the spell.
She shakes on the left hand side so bad she cannot control her left arm. She can't touch her nose or make a fist. As she tries to control the arm or leg it just shakes like it is short-circuited.
So far with her the control appears to be regained in a few hours but it takes days for her to regain any of her former strength in her leg. She can only stand, pivot, sit in a wheelchair to be moved to any other location and the bathroom. Even standing after one of her attacks is harder for the "good" leg she is trying to use for most of her support.
In our case too, the weakness and shaking is attributed to her stroke, the TIA, and muscle atrophy and wasting.
/hugs to you allshegot!