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Suggest Remedy For Dementia With Paranoid

I am looking for some suggestions to help care for my dad who has severe dementia. He is also angry at the world and is very paranoid. Is there a medication that may be helpful for his condition. His angry outbursts are getting worse and we do not have a clue how to help him.
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Hi,

I appreciate your concern for your father. Dementia is a condition which not only causes memory impairment but also causes disturbances in thinking and judgement. Having paranoid symptoms and anger outbursts are not uncommon in dementia.

I would have like to know if your father is on any treatment for dementia. I would suggest a neurologist consultation for evaluation of the cause of dementia and a psychiatric consultation for management of the behavioral symptoms. Your father would need a brain scan for evaluation of the cause. Treatment with medicines like donepizil will help slow down his memory impairment. In addition, medicines like quetiapine will help control his anger and paranoid symptoms.

Hope that I was able answer your query. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Suggest Remedy For Dementia With Paranoid

Hi, I appreciate your concern for your father. Dementia is a condition which not only causes memory impairment but also causes disturbances in thinking and judgement. Having paranoid symptoms and anger outbursts are not uncommon in dementia. I would have like to know if your father is on any treatment for dementia. I would suggest a neurologist consultation for evaluation of the cause of dementia and a psychiatric consultation for management of the behavioral symptoms. Your father would need a brain scan for evaluation of the cause. Treatment with medicines like donepizil will help slow down his memory impairment. In addition, medicines like quetiapine will help control his anger and paranoid symptoms. Hope that I was able answer your query. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.