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Early onset alzheimers
Alzheimer Disease on 05-31-2008
I'm most curious to know more about your father's condition, as well as your aunt and other relatives. Has any one of them undergone genetic testing to determine if there is a mutation of the presinilin 1 gene? Are you positively certain that all of these relatives were formally diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease? If you don't mind, pl... more
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disoriented and confused
Alzheimer Disease on 05-31-2008
Okay, acute changes in cognition in the elderly are most often attributed to a urinary tract infection. By contrast, Alzheimer's disease and similar neurodegenerative diseases that affect cognition have an insidious onset and it takes several years for symptoms to become pronounced. She will be fine once the UTI is resolved. Best regards, J Co... more
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Dipping Skoal / sores
Stop Smoking on 05-31-2008
tobacco products have a rather dehydrating effect and when placed against the mucosal surfaces inside your mouth, they draw moisture away from the surfaces resulting in a wrinkled appearance of sorts. In time, the tissues return to normal in the absence of further use. Cancerous changes in cells associated with chewing tobacco products usually be... more
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Hallucinations causing panic attacks
Panic Attacks on 05-31-2008
The important clarification about hallucinations are when they are occurring and in what context, ie visual only, visual and auditory, etc. Many people are sometimes traumatized by observing something visually graphic in nature, whether in real-time or in a photograph. The consequences usually appear in the form of nightmares, etc, but can someti... more
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Gallbladder Symptoms? With Heat Sensations
Gallbladder Disease on 05-31-2008
Well, we don't think you're a nut. GI problems can sometimes be difficult to assess if they present themselves in an uncustomary manner early in the process. The old adage that all roads lead to Rome is applicable here. If you have an anxiety disorder, then IBS is often found to co-exist in such cases and the symptoms can sometimes vary. While yo... more
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My Mouth - Geography tongue - spots all over my tongue !!
Bacterial Disorders on 05-31-2008
Geographic tongue is the appearance of whitish striations or circular patches on the surface of the tongue, the consequence of either mouth-breathing during sleep or poor fitting dentures. It is harmless and is not associated with a bacterial infection of any type. The presence of canker sores is thought to arise from a virus, again not associated ... more
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