When the elderly suddenly slur their words, the main consideration is cerebrovascular disease, facial neuritis and other reasons.
1. Cerebrovascular disease: common in cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction and other diseases, due to local bleeding or ischemia of brain tissue, can lead to local nerve damage, induced brain dysfunction, resulting in the old man suddenly slurred speech, but also with choking on drinking water, numbness of the lateral limbs, weakness and other symptoms.
2. Facial neuritis: usually due to viral infections, autoimmune diseases and other causes, can lead to the patient’s facial nerve lesions, resulting in paralysis of the affected side of the expression muscles, there will be a sudden slurred speech, may be accompanied by crooked corners of the mouth, frontal line disappearance and other symptoms.
Elderly people suddenly slurring their words may also be related to other factors, it is recommended to send to the doctor in time, by perfecting the relevant examination, a clear diagnosis of the causative factors, under the guidance of a professional doctor for treatment.