Hard to pronounce words

Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms

• Hard to pronounce words

• Alzheimer dementia (AD)

  Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. The brain shrinks affecting memory and behavior. Symptoms worsen over time, and can interfere with daily life. Increasing age increases the risk for Alzheimer dementia.

• Myasthenia gravis

  A condition where there is a breakdown in the normal communication between nerves and muscles, resulting in muscle weakness and easy fatigability. It is caused by abnormal immune reaction where your immune system produces antibodies that mistakenly attacks healthy parts of the body.

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

  This is also known as ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, or motor neuron disease. This is a progressive, degenerative condition that affects the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord, resulting in loss of muscle control, eventually leading to difficulty eating, breathing and speaking. The exact cause is unknown. It could be due to genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors.

• Vertebral artery dissection
• Multiple myeloma (MM)
• Behcet's disease

• Tuberculosis (TB) (including scrofuloderma)

  Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection, most commonly in the lungs. Other sites of infection include the lymph nodes, intestines, and skin.

• Chronic subdural hematoma
• Cerebral hemorrhage
• Cerebral infarction