My Dad is 58 years old and a couple of
years ago he suffered an episode of memory
loss. He was at work and all of a sudden
couldn't remember his name, his wife's
name, family, etc. He went outside and sat
in his car - he did this automatically -
and for an hour could not even remember
where he lived. Nothing.
His memory returned after around an hour
and he went to his doctor where they ran
tests - the usual, heart, etc. They did
not think it necessary to perform any
brain scans. They did not mention stroke
or TIA, and gave no explanation for his
episode.
Since then his personality seems different
- he is more aggressive, doesn't seem to
care as much, and seems to have less
motivation and energy. He has always had a
temper and aggressive streak but now it is
so much worse, and he takes it out on my
mother (he is not physically violent).
He also has a problem in making
inappropriate noises for no particular
reason; for example when sat at his
computer he just shouts out or makes silly
noises, sings silly rhymes, etc. He was
always very 'immature' in this way (I take
after him in some respects!) but this is
just plain weird. He says he makes these
noises 'in his head' at work.
Do you think we should persuade him to
visit his doctor about this? the problem
is that he doesnt think he is any
different, he can't see the changes.
Not sure if this is normal or some kind of
depression perhaps? I guess I just thought
you guys may have heard of this before, or
have some suggestions for me.
