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Help! need to know if there's a reason an elderly person would get mean and very verbally abusive at night?
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There are several po: The first is to ensure that they are not suffering from delirium, which is an acute confusional state caused by several possible reversible etiologies. The most common in elderly woman is from urinary tract infections. They may also be suffering from dementia and a good work up should be undertaken to ensure that there is adequate treatment of underlying etiologies as well as ongoing symptoms. Cmn.
Answered 4/12/2014
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