Low Blood Count and Sleepiness Posted: 12-09-06 17:22pm
My Dad has Alzheimers, and about 3 years
ago was in & out of the hospital for blood
transfusions. Seems he had something in
his intestine that was bleeding and
causing the blood loss. Several
proceedures and hospitals later, they were
able to identify the area, and
successfully stopped the bleeding.His
blood is tested monthly now.
My question is........Today he woke up,
went back to bed, and slept the entire
day. He got up a few times for the
washroom, but went right back to sleep.
We (the family) are not sure if this may
be his blood count going down again, and
should we get him to the hospital, or
could it be an occasional day that
alzheimers patients have.
Thanks for your time.
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Alzheimer’s Answer A1957 Posted: 12-15-06 06:04am
Patients with Alzheimer’s disease may
exhibit various types of “strange”
behavior (dementia) due to brain damage.
Sleepiness could be a symptom of dementia
in Alzheimer’s disease. If your father
is visiting the washroom to pee, this
might be a symptom of an enlarged
prostate, which is typical for men his
age. Sleepiness can be also symptom of
possible low blood count, but that must be
be confirmed with a blood test. You can
take your father to his primary health
provider for blood test and to a
neurologist for treatment of Alzheimer’s
disease.
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