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my mother accidentaly drank some kerosine. she is diabetic...the next day..she went diilusional for about 5 minutes. the ambulance said her blood sugar had dropped to 40..since then within the last 2 weeks she has had 3 more of these dillusional episodes..this did not start happening until she drank the kerosine..what happening.what should we do.
Hello, thanks for the query. Can you elaborate what exactly you mean by use of term delusional? Is your mother still in hospital or discharged? Based on my impression; Your mother is suffering from a condition known as delirium which has occurred in her case due to fluid-electrolyte imbalance/hepatic damage/blood dyscrasis (in simple terms, some changes in body's balance/homeostasis). Delirium is characterized by altered sleep-wake schedule, intermittent bouts of suspiciousness, ill formed delusions, hallucinations, impaired activity or overt aggression alternating with periods of normalcy (known as lucid interval). Treatment of delirium is diagnose & treat underlying cause; hence get her to a hospital immediately & request doctor to assess her for delirium using a simple tool known as mini mental state examination (MMSE). She will get better soon. Good Luck
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What Causes Delusion After Drinking Kerosene?
Hello, thanks for the query. Can you elaborate what exactly you mean by use of term delusional? Is your mother still in hospital or discharged? Based on my impression; Your mother is suffering from a condition known as delirium which has occurred in her case due to fluid-electrolyte imbalance/hepatic damage/blood dyscrasis (in simple terms, some changes in body s balance/homeostasis). Delirium is characterized by altered sleep-wake schedule, intermittent bouts of suspiciousness, ill formed delusions, hallucinations, impaired activity or overt aggression alternating with periods of normalcy (known as lucid interval). Treatment of delirium is diagnose & treat underlying cause; hence get her to a hospital immediately & request doctor to assess her for delirium using a simple tool known as mini mental state examination (MMSE). She will get better soon. Good Luck