what is seile dementia with psychosis?
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Senile dementia is a disease of old age.   The person's thinking and reasoning powers are damaged.  Sometimes the person seems to be rational and is in the here and now in their thinking and reasoning and other times they will go off on a tangent that is totally unrelated to what was talked about.   The psychosis can take many forms:  the senior may have misplaced the keys--and become paranoid that someone stole them or was hiding them from him/her. ; or the senior may be paranoid that the pills the doctor prescribed is really poison so that the relatives can get all his money.   etc
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schizophrenia - a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment, by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life, and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling, thought (as in hallucinations and delusions), and conduct -- called also dementia praecox\n\nparanoid schizophrenia - schizophrenia characterized especially by persecutory or grandiose delusions or hallucinations or by delusional jealousy
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It is natural. For people who speaks multiple languages when they are at a point of extreme exaustion or delerious they will revert back to their first language (speaking the second or 3rd language etc takes more mental efforts). When they are awake and alert again then they will be able to speak whatever they want.\n\nScientists have done tests and proven the patients with dementia acts like this too.
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You didn't hear wrong.  There is a Pick's disease which is similar to Alzheimer's in that it causes dementia, but it affects more specific parts of the brain than Alzheimers.  It is much less common than Alzheimer's but is still 10% or so of patients with dementia.\n\nI linked to WebMD so you can read more about it.
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Check the ICD-10.  Look under Mental and behavioural disorders and Diseases of the nervous system.
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Hi, Doctor here from Rawalpindi\n\nWhat you are looking for is Lewy Body Dementia\nIt is a brain related disorder with features of memory loss, hallucinations or Parkinson like state. Treatable with course of medication dependent on age,heatlh and personal care.\n\nYou have asked about private clinic/hospital for its treatment. As an answer i say\n\n1-- Treatment duration is not fixed and stay at hospital is costly so if there are no financial constraints then move to points below.\n2-- Psychiatric illness experts availble in Rawalpindi will be most helpful as diseases is related to their field.\n3-- Doctors like DR. Fareed Minhas runs his own private clinic on Peshawar road. He is the Head of department of Pyschiatry in Rawalpindi General Hospital and Rawalpindi Medical college. You can get your mother admitted at his private Hospital. The name of the hospital i can't recall but i am 100% its on Peshwar road,rawalpindi.You can get the name of his hospital from Rawalpindi general hospital or Hire some to get the things fixed for you.\n\n2-- Other Doctors are Dr. AAsma Humayun also working under Dr. Fareed Minhas, she runs her own private clinic.Whether she admits any patients to her clinic or not , i am not aware of that.\n\n3-- Valley clinic on peshawar road alos caters for patients like these ,visited by famous doctors as well.\n\n4-- Get her admitted at Shafi Clinic located near Sadiqabad rawalpindi. Run by Dr. Shoaib Shafi . He is head of department of Medicine ,District head quarters hospital, Rawalpindi. He will be helpful with over 20 years of experience in his hand.\n\nWell these are the top places with good doctors for this disorder in rawalpindi. Hope thats helps
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The diagnosis could be differentiated from other known psychoses by a characteristic abnormality in eye pupil reflexes, and, eventually, the development of muscular reflex abnormalities, seizures, memory impairment (dementia) and other signs of relatively pervasive neurocerebral deterioration. Although there were recorded cases of remission of the symptoms, especially if they had not passed beyond the stage of psychosis, these individuals almost invariably suffered relapse within a few months to a few years. Otherwise, the patient was seldom able to return home because of the complexity, severity and unmanageability of the evolving symptom picture. Eventually, the patient would become completely incapacitated, bedfast, and die, the process taking about three to five years on average.
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I am far from an expert on this topic, but I think the answer to your question is "Yes".  My mother had Alzheimer's, and for sure her sense of humor changed.  Things she would never have found funny in her previous life became funny to her, and she laughed at and said things she would never have laughed at or said before.  It may have to do with the loss of inhibition that comes with senility and forms of dementia.  However, maybe she is just becoming a little more relaxed with life as she ages.  But if you think she may be developing some form of dementia get her to a doc who specializes in such conditions - there is quite a bit of help for such conditions now - new therapies are being developed constantly.  Best wishes to you and your family.
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Stroke, brain disease, blockage, MS, Lewie Bodies Dementia, Shy Drager, certain meds, shrinkage of the brain, too many opiates over a long period of time, severe alcoholism, lusk of the draw.  That is to name a few.  A lot of the diseases that cause dementia cannot even be diagnosed accurately until afer death, if an autopsy is perfomed.  \n\nI am not a doctor.
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Deja vu is a normal experience that everybody gets. However frequent and intense Deja vu can occasionally be part of an Epileptic seizure from the Temporal lobe - but dont worry, everybody gets Deja vu.\n\nIt is not a feature of Alzheimers.
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Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder characterized by impairments in the perception or expression of reality and by significant social or occupational dysfunction. A person experiencing untreated schizophrenia is typically characterized as demonstrating disorganized thinking, and as experiencing delusions or auditory hallucinations. Although the disorder is primarily thought to affect cognition, it can also contribute to chronic problems with behavior and emotion. Due to the many possible combinations of symptoms, there is ongoing and heated debate about whether the diagnosis necessarily or adequately describes a disorder, or alternatively whether it might represent a number of disorders. For this reason, Eugen Bleuler deliberately called the disease "the schizophrenias", plural, when he coined the present name.
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If you're serious, just let your grandfather have these delusions. With dementia, or any other debilitating neurological disorder, it's not going to get any better. Correcting him is only going to cause him stress, so try to play along - you might learn some cool things about his past.\n\nBut somehow, I think you may be kidding. :)
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Alzheimer’s disease\nDefinition \nAlzheimer's disease (AD), one form of dementia, is a progressive, degenerative brain disease. It affects memory, thinking, and behavior. \n\nMemory impairment is a necessary feature for the diagnosis of this or any type of dementia. Change in one of the following areas must also be present: language, decision-making ability, judgment, attention, and other areas of mental function and personality. \n\nThe rate of progression is different for each person. If AD develops rapidly, it is likely to continue to progress rapidly. If it has been slow to progress, it will likely continue on a slow course. \n\nAlternative Names \nSenile dementia/Alzheimer's type (SDAT) \n\nCauses \nMore than 4 million Americans currently have AD. The older you get, the greater your risk of developing AD, although it is not a part of normal aging. Family history is another common risk factor. \n\nIn addition to age and family history, risk factors for AD may include: \n\nLongstanding high blood pressure \nHistory of head trauma \nHigh levels of homocysteine (a body chemical that contributes to chronic illnesses such as heart disease, depression, and possibly AD) \nFemale gender -- because women usually live longer than men, they are more likely to develop AD\nThere are two types of AD -- early onset and late onset. In early onset AD, symptoms first appear before age 60. Early onset AD is much less common, accounting for only 5-10% of cases. However, it tends to progress rapidly. \n\nThe cause of AD is not entirely known but is thought to include both genetic and environmental factors. A diagnosis of AD is made based on characteristic symptoms and by excluding other causes of dementia-.
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A syndrome of mental depression and suicidal tendencies, in which the patient complains of having lost everything: possessions, part of or entire body, often believing that he or she has died and is a walking corpse. This delusion is usually expanded to the degree that the patient might claim that he can smell his own rotting flesh and feel worms crawling through his skin. The latter phenomenon is a recurring experience of people chronically deprived of sleep or suffering amphetamine/cocaine psychosis. Paradoxically, being "dead" often gives the patient the nation of being immortal. Other megalomelancholic ideas may be present. Aetiology unknown. Seen especially in manic-depressive patients or in certain brain syndromes.
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Sounds as though she is manifesting some paranoid symptoms, likely as a result of early dementia or some other organic brain disorder.  So long as she is able to conduct her affairs without affecting anyone else (except their irritation at her confabulated rationale), there is no action that needs to be taken.  Confabulation is often a mechanism that shows up when memory fails, and it may not be consciously that she is doing this.\n\nBut be on the alert for other signs, such as not paying bills/getting utilities cut off.  When her habits and behaviors become a danger to herself or others is when you need to intervene.
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Many forms of dementia involve foot shuffling, and there are dozens and dozens of types of dementia. For example, Normal pressure hydrocephalus can cause this, for example, but it is somewhat rare. It can be successfully treated, however.
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Psychosis: Any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted\n                          (or)\nPsychosis is a loss of contact with reality, typically including delusions (false ideas about what is taking place or who one is) and hallucinations (seeing or hearing things which aren't there). \n\nOverview, Causes, & Risk Factors\n\nPsychosis is a severe mental condition characterized by a loss of contact with reality.\n\n\nPsychosis Diagnosis & Tests\nPsychological evaluation and testing helps to pinpoint the exact diagnosis related to the psychosis.\n\nLaboratory or radiological testing is usually not helpful. However, sometimes such tests can help to pinpoint the exact diagnosis. This may include:\n\nMRI of the brain \ntests for syphilis \ndrug screens