Question 1

are mini strokes common in elderly people?

Accepted Answer

Not rare: Not sure if you mean lacunar strokes or tia's, but both do occur with high frequency , and if you experience, you should take meds to prevent such as clopidigrel or aggrenox.

Question 2

what causes a sudden change in mentation in the elderly with a history of stroke?

Accepted Answer

Vascular dementia: It is well known that a series of small strokes, called lacunes can eventually add up and cause vascular dementia, similar to alzheimer's.  A sudden change may well correlate with a new stroke, perhaps from a larger vessel.  Tough to treat, but use a memory enhancing agent plus a drug to prevent strokes.  A neurologist who does hospital work would be ideal.

Question 3

no taste buds in elderly stroke victim?

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Unclear question: I'm afraid there are several ways to interpret your question so please be a bit more expansive.  Are you asking if elderly stroke victims HAVE taste buds?  Are you asking whether or not elderly stroke victims can lose their sense of taste resulting from the stroke?  Or is it something entirely different?  Would be glad to help if you'll give a bit more info.  Cheers!

Question 4

what should i do with a bitter elderly woman who has had a stroke who only wants to agure 24/7?

Accepted Answer

Treat for depression: An elderly post-stroke patient has a significant likelihood of depression. Aside from a patient, caring care-goiver, she would benefit from depression evaluation and treatment.

Question 5

how long can you live being elderly and renal failure and stroke?

Accepted Answer

How much: Life expectancy with various ailments may be limited.  Not only is there a reduction in the number of days one has but the quality of each is reduced.
The health care system and the patient can, in partnership work to enhance the quality of life so that each day is a blessing.

Question 6

what would an elderly loved one speak like if a stroke is happening?

Accepted Answer

Slurring: Common signs are slurring of speech, speech halting, disrupted speech, confusion, incomprehensible speech, and other findings like this.  If you ever have the thought this is happening, it's important to seek immediate medical attention- 911.

Question 7

can anti-clotting drugs benefit an elderly person who has a second stroke?

Accepted Answer

Yes, if an embolus: Strokes can be caused by clots that form in the heart and travel to the brain, most often if the person has atrial fibrillation.  In this case, anti-clotting drugs definitely reduce the risk of another.  If the stroke was caused by bleeding, they should not be used. Strokes can also be caused by small vessel diseae, and they are not helpful for these.

Question 8

when an elderly person has a second stroke should she ever be sent back to nursing home?

Accepted Answer

Other places to go..: After the stroke has been taken care of at the hospital plus a stay at a skilled nursing facility, the patient either goes home (if able to care for herself or has caretakers at home), goes to live with children or relatives, or goes to a nursing home (if she chooses to go, if her children put her there, or if she has no other place to go). Children may care for a parent at home with respite help.

Question 9

how long can a elderly and after a stroke stay  alive on a peg tube?

Accepted Answer

Nobody knows exactly: Unfortunately we can't predict death that time and day is so unknown to human at this point even with cancer we can  give a majority( stat significant) 5 year survival rate but that is not true for every body but something like stroke which in itself not consuming the body as cancer is  is not predictable now with fracture femure and hip they have studied and in couple of years after the fall and.

Question 10

is haloperidol associated with an increased risk of stroke if used to treat delirium in an elderly patient?

Accepted Answer

Not typically: Haldol (haloperidol) can be a dangerous drug in the elderly.  It has significant central nervous system effects including seizures. Significant side effects are usually cardiac in nature, due to arrhythmias. It is NOT the drug of choice for treatment of delirium in the elderly.

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