Hi , my mum of 77 has just been diagnosed with dementia , originally a ct scan 2 months ago showed tiny brain damage to the rear , it is vascular , recent ct scan still shows same tiny damage . Her balance has been poor for a year or so with many falls , a recent fall fractured her ankle so she is in hospital , she is getting over shingles as I type . Her behaviour changed dramatically over the period of the last 2 weeks sitting in a trance , she is aggressive in hospital hitting a cleaner , she sees things and is paranoid , she talks complete gibberish a lot of the time . Medication for diabetes type 2 and duloxetine for depression/anxiety for last 3 months, Prozac for years before that . Original diagnosis was brain atrophy. She lives with me , I hope she can come home to me and her dog but fear she may be put into care home . She cannot do much for herself anymore , I have been doing things for her . Sometimes she is able to converse but often nearly always actually totally confused . I wonder how much of this is to do with dementia and how much is complicated by shingles and pain from broken ankle . I wonder about the drug duloxetine which prior to this lifted her depression . Right now the future looks bleak and I am very very worried about her .
complications and dementia too.
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Thankyou , this site is really helpful , I get some really dark periods here alone . Just got back from hospital , mum has delirium plus mild dementia , they say it could be 3 months to get over the delirium. Tonight myself and 2 siblings may as well not have been there , in fact I think we made it worse for mum , sis was punched tonight and we were tagged as the worst things that walk the earth . She keeps trying to get out and did again tonight . Im sure that people with mild dementia are ok people ,,,,just have issues re memory and apathy etc but this delirium is something else ! I told my younger siblings this is delirium speaking not mum . Im sure I could cope with the dementia as I feel its been there for a little while anyway undiagnosed but the delirium is frankly a no no .
Hi Harrison
Really sorry to hear about your Mum. I am in same boat as Mum has early dementia.
She did have a UTI which was treated with anti biotics so presume this has gone. I wonder how you got the diagnosis of delirium? My mum has very suddenly become extremely confused and I did mention delirium to the doctor. We are awaiting results of CT scan for proper diagnosis. I keep thinking maybe she'll be better today but my hopes are shattered as soon as I speak with her in the morning.
Don't be too hard on yourself. I feel my mum has been taken over. She used to adore me but now looks at me as if I'm a stranger.
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Really sorry to hear about your Mum. I am in same boat as Mum has early dementia.
She did have a UTI which was treated with anti biotics so presume this has gone. I wonder how you got the diagnosis of delirium? My mum has very suddenly become extremely confused and I did mention delirium to the doctor. We are awaiting results of CT scan for proper diagnosis. I keep thinking maybe she'll be better today but my hopes are shattered as soon as I speak with her in the morning.
Don't be too hard on yourself. I feel my mum has been taken over. She used to adore me but now looks at me as if I'm a stranger.
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My MIL seemed to have a problem with delirium when she was in hospital after a fall. We never got an explanation but it did seem to clear up on its own. She has mild VasD.
My best guess is that she had another mild stroke that caused the fall and the delirium was related to that.
http://www.healthinaging.org/aging-and-health-a-to-z/topic:delirium/info:unique-to-older-adults/
My best guess is that she had another mild stroke that caused the fall and the delirium was related to that.
http://www.healthinaging.org/aging-and-health-a-to-z/topic:delirium/info:unique-to-older-adults/
