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What Causes Confusion And Disorientation?

A friend (66) thinks someone is going in her house and stealing from her. When something turns up, she says they just returned it. She has started hiding things (hence more confusion) and taking bags and leaving them in her car.
She is ADD (not diagnosed but very obviously) and not well organized.

What can this indicate?
Mon, 24 Jul 2017
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Psychiatrist 's  Response
hi, if it is sudden onset it might be a vascular dementia with delirium in which sudden onset of disorientation along with confusion along with some time presence of psychotic features like someone is coming, harm him. with sleep disturbance. for that kindly admit or for first aid kindly give tab.tolaz (5) 0-0-1 .
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What Causes Confusion And Disorientation?

hi, if it is sudden onset it might be a vascular dementia with delirium in which sudden onset of disorientation along with confusion along with some time presence of psychotic features like someone is coming, harm him. with sleep disturbance. for that kindly admit or for first aid kindly give tab.tolaz (5) 0-0-1 .