Confabulation and brain damage

Old 05-03-2012, 01:23 PM
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Liver failure will cause confusion and dementia, too
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If she has been diagnosed with liver failure, she could be exhibiting signs of hepatic encephalopathy. It may seem like brain damage but it's reversible. It's caused by the build up of ammonia in the blood since the liver is unable to do it's job. It is reversible, treated with Lactulose, a strong laxative, works by basically getting the ammonia out of their gut before it has a chance to enter the circulation.
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Old 05-03-2012, 04:08 PM
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Many thanks to all of you.

Verbena, thank you, it does help, and I am hoping the best for you both.

Chino, thank you.

Angrywife, thank you. She had multiple symptoms and was very ill and in the hospital being treated for some time. They released her when the levels started to show a little improvement. She did have additional confusion at that time.
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Old 05-03-2012, 04:15 PM
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Hello Kiana,

Welcome to SR! It does sound like you have been through quite a bit with your sister, and it must have been frightening and exhausting. I'm glad your sister is receiving the care she needs.

How are you? Have you been able to talk to a therapist about the terror you lived through being locked in your room until the, er, storm passed?

I hope you will feel free to come here and vent or talk anytime you need to.

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Hi hydrogirl, thank you so much. Haha, "storm" is a good way to put it. I haven't talked with a therapist about that. It was scary for sure like many days and nights were with her, but so much worse than that has happened that it seemed almost trivial on the terror scale. I wish none of us had such a means of weights and measures.
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Old 05-03-2012, 04:43 PM
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Sometimes after we have been through so much terror and are in a period of relative calm, then many, many other feelings begin to surface.

I know that was true once Mr. HG finally managed to get his threatening, crack addicted son out of the house. We still walked on pins and needles for a while afterward. Even now that "Jr." lives in another state, we still set the alarm once in a while.

Pull up a keyboard and make yourself at home. We are open all the time and you can just talk and ask questions anytime.
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:ghug3 Thank you. Yes, it sure does take a while for the high-alert state to wear off. They diagnosed PTSD (for a different reason) and I didn't know what that was at the time. I can only imagine what you've probably been through with Mr's son. They can be so scary. I'm happy you're living a much more peaceful life now. Peace is a beautiful thing.
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