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Infarction
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Hi,
My 92 year old mother passed out for 8 minutes, taken by ambulance to hospital. tests done, a graph was left on a chair after a test of the heart and bits. it said" infarction unconfirmed" The lady doctor in A and E said there was a problem with my mothers heart, irregular beat and pulse all over the place. She was sent to a ward, but next day sent home, they said medically she was fine, but they were concerned about her mental state. We took her home, she was a bit vague, but knew what was going on. an hour later she phoned and said Her neice had phoned and asked how she got on in hospital, she told her niece she hadn't been to hospital and could we confirm that, and she said please tell me am i going mad.?
Senile dementure, stress of passing out, or what?
My 92 year old mother passed out for 8 minutes, taken by ambulance to hospital. tests done, a graph was left on a chair after a test of the heart and bits. it said" infarction unconfirmed" The lady doctor in A and E said there was a problem with my mothers heart, irregular beat and pulse all over the place. She was sent to a ward, but next day sent home, they said medically she was fine, but they were concerned about her mental state. We took her home, she was a bit vague, but knew what was going on. an hour later she phoned and said Her neice had phoned and asked how she got on in hospital, she told her niece she hadn't been to hospital and could we confirm that, and she said please tell me am i going mad.?
Senile dementure, stress of passing out, or what?
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Yes, defintely lots of confusion before this, but now very much worse.
Its hard to put into words, but very sensible, can answer questions, but short term memory gone. tell her something, all forgotten a minute later, but ask who the queen is, recite the alphabet, ask her to remember a name that you are going to ask her later what it was, and she gets it right. passes all the tests, but once the nurse/doctor goes she forgets they were there.
Its hard to put into words, but very sensible, can answer questions, but short term memory gone. tell her something, all forgotten a minute later, but ask who the queen is, recite the alphabet, ask her to remember a name that you are going to ask her later what it was, and she gets it right. passes all the tests, but once the nurse/doctor goes she forgets they were there.
Could be anything.
What do we definitely know?
In A&E she had an abnormality of heart rhythm......she had passed out and can't remember much about it. In the hospital all was found to be normal.
I agree with bednobs.....dementia extremely unlikely and why heart abnormality?
My guess.....left bundle branch block ( heart abnormality) quite common and may cause transient symptoms.
No big deal and no treatment required.
Just a guess remember.
What do we definitely know?
In A&E she had an abnormality of heart rhythm......she had passed out and can't remember much about it. In the hospital all was found to be normal.
I agree with bednobs.....dementia extremely unlikely and why heart abnormality?
My guess.....left bundle branch block ( heart abnormality) quite common and may cause transient symptoms.
No big deal and no treatment required.
Just a guess remember.
Hi All,
to continue with this post, confusion is now part of everday life. O.H. and I go to visit, and She points to our wedding photo of 45 years ago and says, " where are these two?" we try to explain that its us, but she says " no, not you, these two" and she is getting nasty, and now phones us 6 or more times a day. We got help from the mental health team in the early days, but once assessment was done, they seemed to fade away. She says she wants to go home to Her family, but all Her family ( brothers,sisters) are long gone, only nieces and nepwhews still alive etc. We are at a loss as to what to do next, we know she would be safer in a care home, but how to get her into one?? she can't stay with us as we are three miles from any shop and we are both at work all day. at least where she is there are wardens and the carers pop in for 15 mins twice a day. any one had similar issues? and was the memory loss better some days, almost back to normal, then totally gone, such as" how many children did i have?" etc. Worse part is when she says " am i going mad?"
thank you.
annie.
to continue with this post, confusion is now part of everday life. O.H. and I go to visit, and She points to our wedding photo of 45 years ago and says, " where are these two?" we try to explain that its us, but she says " no, not you, these two" and she is getting nasty, and now phones us 6 or more times a day. We got help from the mental health team in the early days, but once assessment was done, they seemed to fade away. She says she wants to go home to Her family, but all Her family ( brothers,sisters) are long gone, only nieces and nepwhews still alive etc. We are at a loss as to what to do next, we know she would be safer in a care home, but how to get her into one?? she can't stay with us as we are three miles from any shop and we are both at work all day. at least where she is there are wardens and the carers pop in for 15 mins twice a day. any one had similar issues? and was the memory loss better some days, almost back to normal, then totally gone, such as" how many children did i have?" etc. Worse part is when she says " am i going mad?"
thank you.
annie.
See here:
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Like I said earlier, you will need to get a proper assessment but this may be of help.
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Like I said earlier, you will need to get a proper assessment but this may be of help.
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