During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in his assesment of the symptom: Clumsiness. These may include a physical examination or other medical tests. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
Why: to determine if acute or chronic.
Why: if child, causes of clumsiness may include impulsive behavior, Asperger's syndrome, Attention deficit hyperactivity syndrome, Down's syndrome, Soto's syndrome, Rett's syndrome, hydrocephalus, fetal alcohol syndrome, Classic childhood ALD, Chiari malformation, agenesis of the corpus callosum; pubertal adolescence can experience clumsiness as they get used to their changing body proportions.
Why: sleep deprivation and fatigue may cause clumsiness.
Why: may be cause of clumsiness e.g. marijuana, amphetamine.
Why: may suggest Lyme disease as cause of clumsiness.
Why: to assess chance of alcohol abuse as cause of clumsiness.
Why: may suggest subdural haematoma or extradural haematoma.
Why: e.g. carbon monoxide poisoning may cause clumsiness; neurotoxic shellfish poisoning; ingestion of tetrodotoxin- containing puffer fish.
Why: e.g. multiple sclerosis.
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. These may include:
Why: may suggest encephalitis, Lyme disease.
Why: may suggest Prion diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Wilson's disease, late stages of Parkinson's disease.
Why: may suggest brain cancer or brain metastasis, subdural or extradural haematoma.
Why: may suggest brain cancer or metastasis, encephalitis, stroke.
Why: e.g. blurry vision, double vision, dizziness, weakness, numbness or tingling in any limbs.
Why: e.g. weakness or paralysis of facial muscles, weakness or paralysis of a limb(s), difficulty speaking or swallowing.
Why: agitation and anxiety may cause clumsiness.
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