Hi, all:
It's been a while since I posted. Just giving an update of sorts and letting
you know about something that kind of surprised me.
George continues to improve in some areas. Of course, we all know he'll
never be rid of this blinkin' disease, but his MMSE this morning was 24 and
that's up another 2 points. Nonetheless, we do have our troubles.
The first of February, he had a seizure. That cost him an overnight stay in
the hospital. Tests were all negative, but one of the neurologists who saw
him told me that "seizures in AD patients is not uncommon". I searched all
the AD web sites and couldn't find a single reference to seizures in AD
patients! Then came this weekend. On Friday afternoon, George had another
seizure. It was like he'd received a shot in the head and scared the hell
out of me. Got in touch with his neurologist who reiterated that seizures
are "not uncommon". She also called in a prescription for Dilantin.
Saturday, he had another seizure at dinnertime. Then on Sunday morning, he
had a third seizure. That one was not as "bad" as the others, but if I had
not seen what was happening and caught him, he would have smashed his face
into the kitchen sink. Now he has his Dilantin level up, so the seizures
have, thankfully, stopped.
   Today we saw his neurologist and I mentioned the lack of information
about seizures in AD patients on the web sites. She was surprised that there
is no mention of it. But went on to inform us that seizures occur in about 1
in 10 AD patients. They don't last long, but they sure do scare a person.
Since they do only occur in about 10% of the patients, the doctors don't
anticipate the occurance and treat early for it.
   Just wanted to make sure everyone is aware of this stuff.

Mary K