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Is Brain Damage Caused Due To Morphine For Infected Bladder Sphincter?
My friend was septic and was in ICU for a month and was given morphine for pain, he was on a vent and sedated with propafol. He was in total organ failure due to an infected bladder sphincter. He is now off the trach and in a step down room. His mind is not right could this be due to all the medicine he was given or has he been left with some brain damage. He is 64 years old.
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Morphine is generally safe medication and does not lead to brain damage.
In your friend's case, there could be multiple problems to explain his symptoms.
Sepsis leads to infection to all parts body, including brain.
Similarly, organ failure leads to accumulation of toxic products in the brain, which can lead to poor functioning of brain.
In addition, we need to exclude any lack of blood flow (ischemia) to brain, by doing an MRI scan of brain.
There would be gradual improvement in your friend's condition.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
Morphine is generally safe medication and does not lead to brain damage.
In your friend's case, there could be multiple problems to explain his symptoms.
Sepsis leads to infection to all parts body, including brain.
Similarly, organ failure leads to accumulation of toxic products in the brain, which can lead to poor functioning of brain.
In addition, we need to exclude any lack of blood flow (ischemia) to brain, by doing an MRI scan of brain.
There would be gradual improvement in your friend's condition.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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