Medical professionals: Please help. Problem with Alzheimer's symptoms, but no Alzheimers disease detected?

Question

Recently, my mother has been displaying Alzheimer's symptoms. She has been to the doctor and they have concluded that her brain activity do not display characteristics of the disease. The doctors don't have any explanation as to why my mother is acting accordingly. My mother is also dialysis patient.

Could she have come in contact with a medication that could have caused this problem? Could it be that someone slipped her some sort of narcotic? Please give me some possible explanations. Thank You

Answer 1

Alzheimer's disease cannot be definitely diagnosed until after death, when the brain can be closely examined for certain microscopic changes caused by the disease.



However, through thorough testing and a "process of elimination," doctors today can diagnose what they refer to as probable Alzheimer's disease with almost 90% accuracy.



http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/guide/making-diagnosis



Dialysis can be very hard on the body....I am not sure what your mothers actions are but dialysis can be very draining itself, also as the toxins build up in the body it can cause mental changes....I do not know your circumstances, but wonder why you would think someone is drugging your mom. I do not know how long your mom has been on dialysis or what stage of kidney failure she is in, but end stage renal failure can often cause mental changes also....sorry about your mom....good luck

Answer 2

I agree with "Hecla's" answer. Alzheimer's can only be diagnosed post-mortem. Sometimes when a person presents with symptoms, the physician will diagnose them with "organic brain syndrome" or OBS, which is just a vague term which can have many origins. Many times, dialysis patients have mental or psychological issues due to certain toxins in the body. And you are also correct to be concerned that some of her meds may be the culprit. I would advise you to have a talk with her primary physician about your concerns.



If you have some reason to believe that someone may have "slipped her some sort of narcotic", then that's a different story and may need to involve the police if that is the case. You could request a drug tox screen from the doctor and see if a drug shows up that she's not being prescribed.

Answer 3

Dialysis is in lots of circumstances for those that've different mayor well being matters. She is probably taking fairly some meds. Do the drs be conscious of approximately all and any meds she's taking? some could have nasty effects while they have interaction with eachother. What precisely do you propose by using Alzheimer's symptom? Is she forgetfull, perplexed, irritable? those must be additionally signs and indicators of melancholy or hypoglycemia (BGL = low blood sugar). enable's presume that the dr's checked a minimum of that (if no longer, have them attempt it - BGL!!). melancholy is a worry-loose ailment in those with persistent well being circumstances, and frequently ignored by using well being care specialists via fact there are in basic terms some actual signs and indicators. until eventually she will become conscious of it herself or exhibit it verbally.