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Have you heard of this?

Posted by JaniceLM @janicelm, Oct 11, 2011

My mother is 81 years old. Very active, sociable, vibrant. Several months ago, she went to bed and woke up literally a different person. She does not have dementia and she's aware that something's "wrong" with her. Her personality has become very "flat" - very little emotion. Sits and stares. Can't process tv shows well. Doesn't do her normal daily household chores unless suggested to her. But once suggested to her, then she's immediately up and doing it. Doesn't interact at all. Has anyone ever heard of this? We are distraught

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DELIA SANDERSON | @deliasanderson | Nov 6, 2011
In reply to @deliasanderson "sounds like she's had a mini 'ISCHEMIC' STROKE. SHE SHOULD HAVE HER EYES TESTED AS SHE..." + (show)
@deliasanderson

sounds like she's had a mini 'ISCHEMIC' STROKE. SHE SHOULD HAVE HER EYES TESTED AS SHE COULD HAVE HEMORHAGED BEHIND HER EYE. VASCULAR DEMENTIA IS DUE TO THE BLOOD VESSELS ERUPTING FROM TIME TO TIME OFTEN BEHIND THE EYE BUT I BELIEVE CAN BE ANYWHERE BEHIND AND ABOVE THE EYES. THAT'S WHY IT'S HARD TO ASSESS, THE PROGRESSION IS SLOW AND LASTS FOR YRS. @janicelm

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HI AGAIN, YES, THIS IS HOW IT ALL STARTED WITH MY MOM AT 81. DELIA

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DELIA SANDERSON | @deliasanderson | Nov 6, 2011
In reply to @deliasanderson "sounds like she's had a mini 'ISCHEMIC' STROKE. SHE SHOULD HAVE HER EYES TESTED AS SHE..." + (show)
@deliasanderson

sounds like she's had a mini 'ISCHEMIC' STROKE. SHE SHOULD HAVE HER EYES TESTED AS SHE COULD HAVE HEMORHAGED BEHIND HER EYE. VASCULAR DEMENTIA IS DUE TO THE BLOOD VESSELS ERUPTING FROM TIME TO TIME OFTEN BEHIND THE EYE BUT I BELIEVE CAN BE ANYWHERE BEHIND AND ABOVE THE EYES. THAT'S WHY IT'S HARD TO ASSESS, THE PROGRESSION IS SLOW AND LASTS FOR YRS. @janicelm

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MY MOM IS NOW 87

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DELIA SANDERSON | @deliasanderson | Nov 6, 2011
In reply to @deliasanderson "sounds like she's had a mini 'ISCHEMIC' STROKE. SHE SHOULD HAVE HER EYES TESTED AS SHE..." + (show)
@deliasanderson

sounds like she's had a mini 'ISCHEMIC' STROKE. SHE SHOULD HAVE HER EYES TESTED AS SHE COULD HAVE HEMORHAGED BEHIND HER EYE. VASCULAR DEMENTIA IS DUE TO THE BLOOD VESSELS ERUPTING FROM TIME TO TIME OFTEN BEHIND THE EYE BUT I BELIEVE CAN BE ANYWHERE BEHIND AND ABOVE THE EYES. THAT'S WHY IT'S HARD TO ASSESS, THE PROGRESSION IS SLOW AND LASTS FOR YRS. @janicelm

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ON THE MAYO SITE, RIGHT HERE, JANICE, THEY HAVE A GOOD VIDEO ON VASCULAR DEMENTIA. WORTH LOOKING AT.

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mb0926 | @mb0926 | 3 days ago
In reply to @janicelm "She's had an MRI & MRA which showed "all clear". I will contact an opthamologist immediately..." + (show)
@janicelm

She's had an MRI & MRA which showed "all clear". I will contact an opthamologist immediately to see if an Ischemic stroke could have occurred. Thank you very much for this insight. We are at such a loss.

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Radiologist said all clear on my mri but neurologist was standing there and saw a blockage in an sva artery in cerebellum. Ask for another review of the scans

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