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Suggest Treatment For Dementia And Chronic Fatigue

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Posted on Thu, 2 Mar 2017
Question: My dad is 89 he has several health issues but this morning.he seems to be hallucinating and his mouth feels real dry and he is somewhat slurring he has been diagnosed with progressive dementia chronic fatigue. Bone cancer chronic anemia and has huge ulcers on his large intestine that are bursting and causing internal bleeding I just want to know if this morning issues are part of all these combined or am I facing something new
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Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (39 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
He needs urgent evaluation.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist, here to answer your query.

Acute onset of hallucinations and slurred speech definitely needs urgent evaluation. Brain injury (a stroke) needs to be urgently, ruled out. Further, metabolic abnormalities like disturbances in blood sugar, serum electrolytes, kidney function tests and liver function tests can also cause such acute onset symptoms.
Whatever the cause,it appears to be something acute and needs to be investigated and managed on priority.

Hope that helps.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to have you in follow-up.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
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Suggest Treatment For Dementia And Chronic Fatigue

Brief Answer: He needs urgent evaluation. Detailed Answer: Hi XXXXXXX, Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com. I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist, here to answer your query. Acute onset of hallucinations and slurred speech definitely needs urgent evaluation. Brain injury (a stroke) needs to be urgently, ruled out. Further, metabolic abnormalities like disturbances in blood sugar, serum electrolytes, kidney function tests and liver function tests can also cause such acute onset symptoms. Whatever the cause,it appears to be something acute and needs to be investigated and managed on priority. Hope that helps.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to have you in follow-up. Regards Dr.Ajay Panwar, MD,DM(Neurology)