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I was very nervous suddenly i understood that i cant speak but i could walk and understand others speech.is it dangerous? please help me

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Could be bad.: I'm not sure how old you are, but I agree that your worst case scenario here is a stroke, which of course could be very bad. You should be evaluated in an ED right away.

Dr Gordon agreed

Answered 9/19/2015

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