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My 68 year old dad had craniotomy to remove clots due to subdural haematoma. day 5 and and is confused-claims things that didn't happen.help?
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Needs eval: If the confusion is a major change in the last day, it could be due to reaccumulation of bleeding or a postoperative infection. It could also be due to medications he may be on, such as narcotic pain meds or sleeping pills. Get him checked out today please.
Answered 5/23/2016
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