My father, 89, has had infrequent episodes of garbled or no speech, that pass quickly. He'll totally mix up words and speak jibberish for a few seconds and it's very alarming. I looked it up and think it could be a Transient Ischemic attack (TIA). Obviously am taking him to the doctor asap but also wondering if anyone has experienced this with their LO and have any experience to share?
Some things can help prevent a stroke but other factors are genetic or because of other reasons.
I, in no way, meant to give advise to ignore the episodes but we were told at the hospital that she didn't need to return just because she had another TIA. (They had done the workup when she had the first one.)
As difficult as it was to listen to her garbled speech, it went away in a few seconds. As far as I know, she hasn't had anymore of them and she hadn't had a stroke either. She'll be 96 in January.
not sure if this happens when she's mad or just tired
I just listen to her and say, I know, but she is aware she can't get her words out, and expresses frustration about it
if she were younger or more importantly still mobile, then I would be more concerned