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What Causes Forgetfulness And Confusion While Having Neurofibromatosis?

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Posted on Wed, 1 Feb 2017
Question: My aunt is 77 old. She has Neurofibromatosis since she was a kid yet with no effect on her systems. At this age her nerves are becoming weak so that she falls down with no control. She started to forget and sonetimes confuse history with present since a year or two. Now her leg hinge is broken and since she was admitted to hospital, her illogic talks increased... she does not recognize she is not home.. then gets corrected then forgets again and so on. The doctors said this is in many cases normal that old ppl get a sort of rejection or resistance to being hospitalized so that their subconscious takes a lead to misguide them. His opinion is that we do not correct her non-sense talks except for basics like the time ( to maintain the biological clock) and only very important data... yet we should not keep on correcting each non- important issues like where she is, who visited her and who did not.. etc. to avoid upsetting her that she is totally insane. Is this correct?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Avoid rejections, try to understand her condition.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for using HCM.

I have read your question and understand your concerns.

Symptoms you describe about your aunt are similar t o those encountered in people who suffer from dementia.

The behavior towards her issues should be similar with the care given to such people.

It is necessary for the people that will support her to learn as much as possible about her condition, to respect and understand her, let her do as much as possible things she likes, allow unusual behavior reducing in maximum rejections, be sincere etc.

Hope these tips help you.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Kind regards.
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What Causes Forgetfulness And Confusion While Having Neurofibromatosis?

Brief Answer: Avoid rejections, try to understand her condition. Detailed Answer: Hello and thanks for using HCM. I have read your question and understand your concerns. Symptoms you describe about your aunt are similar t o those encountered in people who suffer from dementia. The behavior towards her issues should be similar with the care given to such people. It is necessary for the people that will support her to learn as much as possible about her condition, to respect and understand her, let her do as much as possible things she likes, allow unusual behavior reducing in maximum rejections, be sincere etc. Hope these tips help you. Let me know if I can assist you further. Kind regards.