... My FIL with Alzheimers was rushed to hospital in an ambulance yesterday after having a seizure. He went deathly pale and then began convulsing violently. He was unable to answer me when I called to him and was barely able to maintain consciousness. ... (3 replies)
... Hi. My father in law has Alzheimers and was on both Aricept and rispardol at one stage. First of all a lot depends on the mini mental test given for Alzheimers. ... (5 replies)
... hypermotor and frenetic but stereotyped, often ........ ... (7 replies)
... Deb, I do hope your mom gets some testing done, then perhaps she can get some meds, so that she does not hurt herself, during seizures. Good Luck to you and hang in there. ... (4 replies)
... minutes. She was admitted to the ER and they did blood and urine tests and a CAT scan. Everything came back fine. ... (8 replies)
... Not sure if this has been asked before. My mother (and some of her close family members) have had early onset of Alzheimer's Disease (avg age: 52).
Mom is now 66. Does not recognize her children and she does not speak (mumbles); she can walk with assistance from room to bathroom, etc. She can not bathe or feed herself. Has begun to get seizures.
Mom has four children... (11 replies)
... My mum has had about four seizures over the last two or three years. She has recently been diagnosed with parkinsons disease though. ... (18 replies)
... ke my baby. Thats what I call her. I tell her your my baby arent you, she use to would try to smile now there is not that much respone to you she just lays there and stares although sometimes we will get a good one out of her. ... (4 replies)
... is a clinical symptom complex characterized by abnormal gait, urinary incontinence, and dementia. It is an important clinical diagnosis because it is a potentially reversible cause of dementia. ... (5 replies)
... scans that I've cut and pasted from a common medical web site. That particular site lists other laboratory tests, such as the different types of blood work, and the illnesses that are being weeded out through the diagnostic process. ... (21 replies)
... Hi. Today was the appt. with the neurologist for my 57 yr. old hubby. He was very thorough with his questions and he reviewed my notes closely. He ordered a BUNCH of tests. He dictated them and they will set them up and call us or mail us the info. ... (11 replies)
... Hi all. Yesterday and today, hubby has had some "episodes" that are very much like partial epileptic seizures. ... (5 replies)
... I have epilepsy, and my husband and I have made it pretty well known around our house. ... (11 replies)
... seizures' and see what comes up there. Take care. ... (8 replies)
... I can sure relate!! My father is just in the beginning of Alzheimers but has severe dementia....along with being very independant. He is 89. He has seizures and here in Michigan that means no liscense until you are 6 months seizure free. Howeveer having no licence made no different to him. He did just what he wanted. ... (3 replies)
