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Lost Expression And Slowing Down In Speech
My 81 year old mother had the flu and right after feeling better experienced meemory problems. She went from playing Yahtzee to not even being able to add up her numbers. It s been a week and it s like she has no pleasure center she doesn t initiate conversation only one word answers. We took her to emergency they ran some tests but they were ok. We can t figure it out she has no expression.lauu
Mon, 23 Feb 2015
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Thank you for writing to us on Health care Magic.
Based on your history the response to your question is as follows.
1. Infection takes a huge toll mentally on the elderly.
2. This will affect the cognition severely and it will make her deteriorate mentally - which she is at present experiencing as memory problems, etc.
3. It is completely reversible. It would take around 1-2 months. During this time, family support with good care taker round the clock to help her would help her recover faster. Not to worry, hospitalization deteriorates cognition in the elderly.
Hope this is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.
Thank you
Thank you for writing to us on Health care Magic.
Based on your history the response to your question is as follows.
1. Infection takes a huge toll mentally on the elderly.
2. This will affect the cognition severely and it will make her deteriorate mentally - which she is at present experiencing as memory problems, etc.
3. It is completely reversible. It would take around 1-2 months. During this time, family support with good care taker round the clock to help her would help her recover faster. Not to worry, hospitalization deteriorates cognition in the elderly.
Hope this is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.
Thank you
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