If you have dementia and have a big intake of sugar at one sitting can it lead to aggressive behaviour? I have a family member who brings a whole packet of biscuits and large bag of lollies to his nursing home that he can devour in one sitting. Later he seems to become quite aggressive? Or is this just normal behaviour for dementia patients?

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My 82 yr old mother has dementia and is in a hospital now. She is on an IV drip to maintain her fluids. She seems to be more coherent when she is on the drip. I was wondering if some of her issue could be an electrolyte imbalance or deficiency. Mio has a "fit" version that contains electrolytes. Would there be any harm in giving her electrolytes on a regular basis? Could an electrolyte imbalance be preventing her from being more coherent given that she does have dementia?
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I had an MRI of my brain done because of a diagnosis of dementia. I'm 69 and have CLL. The findings say 1. no acute intracranial abnormality, 2. atrophy, 3. Chronic microvascular ischemic disease. The doctor then said it confirmed I had dementia, but didnt tell me anything more specific. I called back and the nurse said consult a neurologist this isnt out specility. I want to know if this indicates i have alzhemiers or not?

Hi My mom is 80 yrs old and she is in a nursing home. She has dementia and alzheimer. She drank a lot for many years. She is getting angry, nervous, halucinating sometimes and she sometimes doesn't know my name. She can not comprehend she is the mother and I am the daughter. I visit and take care of her every day at the nursing home. She is on tranzone at night. Now they want to put her on Seroquel 12.5. I research this medicine and it said don't give to older adults with dementia. She really doesn't want to walk. Most of her days she is angry. What can she take to take the edge off. I don't want her to be sleeping all day like some of the patients are. Can you help me.

What is a safe sleep medicine for an 85 yr. old woman recovering from pelvic fracture, and showing signs of medication and/or trauma induced dementia - not sleeping day or night, except for occasional short naps. She has never been diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's.

Hello, My mother has dementia from a stroke she suffered during a 12 hour heart surgery to build a mitro valvle on a conduit. for over two weeks she has had swelling in her feet ankles and legs with a red rash. I have to break up her metaprolol so she can swallow it. Her cardiologist upped her furosemide 5 days ago from 20mg to 40mg, but the swelling and rash are still there. I have tried to keep her feet elevated, but with her dementia it is a challenge. Her doctor has not seen her yet...Is this possibly heart related?

Yes, I am worried sick about my sister; her doctor said that she has dementia but her short term memory is getting worse all time; she is forgetting how to cook for one thing; she had company over the weekend; theyleft to run into town and she forgot that they would be back and went to bed. she rremembers things that happened years ago when she was a child. Her doctor hasn't perscribed any medicine for alhermiers and her husband is just satting there waiting. she is 83 years old what should we do?

My husband has recently been diagnosed with dementia and is in an assisted living facility (discharged from hospital one week ago to the facility.) I believe he is in the middle stages, memory difficulties, some disinhibition, okay with ADL s, definite personality change. He is 75 years old. How can I estimate life expectancy? I am absorbing emotional realities, but also must plan financially.