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What Causes Lack Of Memory And Rapid Weight Loss In A Heart Patient?
Sixty-two–year-old James White is accompanied to the clinic today by his wife and son. James has had increasing problems with his memory for the past several months and has rapid mood swings for no apparent reason. His wife says that “he’ll go outside in the garden without his clothes on, and his speech is difficult to understand.” His son reports that at times James flaps his arms a lot and notices that he is unable to cut his food or tie his shoes. James was diagnosed with heart failure approximately 6 months ago.
Cerebral pathology could be the reason as long as the given symptoms of memory and mood swing are concern, although these could be due to some functional factors and age related but cerebral pathology need to be ruled out, history of heart failure may also related with the given history, if it was the severe heart failure which caused the sluggish or no cerebral blood flow for few second then it may also causes the similar symptoms as stated here, CT brain is advisable.
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Dr. Akhtar Husain
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What Causes Lack Of Memory And Rapid Weight Loss In A Heart Patient?
Hi, Cerebral pathology could be the reason as long as the given symptoms of memory and mood swing are concern, although these could be due to some functional factors and age related but cerebral pathology need to be ruled out, history of heart failure may also related with the given history, if it was the severe heart failure which caused the sluggish or no cerebral blood flow for few second then it may also causes the similar symptoms as stated here, CT brain is advisable. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Akhtar Husain