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What Causes Memory Problems After Waking Up From Sleep?
Question: A question about a friend, male, mid 60's...
Fell asleep, woke up looking for his watch, but he stopped wearing watches a couple years ago
Mentioned he felt a little weird, but no other visible issues, other than sleeping more in the day than usual
Fell asleep, woke up looking for his watch, but he stopped wearing watches a couple years ago
Mentioned he felt a little weird, but no other visible issues, other than sleeping more in the day than usual
Brief Answer:
3 possibilities
Detailed Answer:
There are 2 possible causes of such neurological manifestations-
1 would be a minor stroke. I will consider this 1st since its of a sudden onset and therefore the stroke is a first possibility
2 would be a possible delirium. This can come suddenly as well. However there are usually some preceding features or history that we might be missing in the short description above (in the query).
3 would be a possible seizure. This is also sudden, and the seizure might have been missed as he was sleeping. This may be post ictal confusion.
I would recommend testing a MRI brain, EEG and also electrolytes.
I hope that this will help.
Please feel free to ask for any clarification.
Best of luck,
Dr Mittal
3 possibilities
Detailed Answer:
There are 2 possible causes of such neurological manifestations-
1 would be a minor stroke. I will consider this 1st since its of a sudden onset and therefore the stroke is a first possibility
2 would be a possible delirium. This can come suddenly as well. However there are usually some preceding features or history that we might be missing in the short description above (in the query).
3 would be a possible seizure. This is also sudden, and the seizure might have been missed as he was sleeping. This may be post ictal confusion.
I would recommend testing a MRI brain, EEG and also electrolytes.
I hope that this will help.
Please feel free to ask for any clarification.
Best of luck,
Dr Mittal
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