knhockensmith
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- May 15, 2007
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- PALS
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- Pennsylvania
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- Camp Hill
Paranoia
Hi everyone. I appreciated everyone's comments about possible dementia in als patients. I also had heard multiple times that als has no effect on brain function. My mom (who is 56) was diagnosed with als almost 4 years ago. She has held on a long time. Recently, she has started to say some off the wall things. She is convinced that she is infested with worms and that they are invisible. She then gets upset when we won't reach in her mouth and pull them out. It is impossible to reason with her on this, although other thought processes seem normal...she seems fixated on these worms.
Also, she is also in lots of pain. Has anyone else experienced severe pain with als?
Thanks for any replies.
Hi everyone. I appreciated everyone's comments about possible dementia in als patients. I also had heard multiple times that als has no effect on brain function. My mom (who is 56) was diagnosed with als almost 4 years ago. She has held on a long time. Recently, she has started to say some off the wall things. She is convinced that she is infested with worms and that they are invisible. She then gets upset when we won't reach in her mouth and pull them out. It is impossible to reason with her on this, although other thought processes seem normal...she seems fixated on these worms.
Also, she is also in lots of pain. Has anyone else experienced severe pain with als?
Thanks for any replies.