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Does Atrial Fibrillation Cause Behavioural Changes?

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Posted on Wed, 23 Apr 2014
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Question : Hi My Mother is 76 YO and she had an Aortic valve replacement and ended with AFIB, she has been on Amiodorone, which she is being taken off of is 6 weeks and is on Norvasc for high blood pressure, lately I have noticed she is acting a little should I say goofy, would the Norvasc cause this? Also does AFIB caused by a valve problem end if there was no prior history of this?
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Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (-35 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
suggest testing her electrolytes, and thyroid prof

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I am Dr Mittal, MD
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First what exactly do you mean by "goofy"? Could you give us an example?

I would suggest testing her electrolytes, and thyroid profile. Their abnormailty can cause the issues of altered behavior. Checking sugars will be a good idea too.

Best of luck
Dr Mittal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Saumya Mittal (11 hours later)
Thanks, waiting on results of thyroid panel, due to Amiodorone use. Sugars are good, so are electrolytes. What do you think about the AFIB issue?
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Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (5 hours later)
Brief Answer:
unlikely due to A Fib

Detailed Answer:
A Fib will not cause altered behavior on its own. However, a simple ecg/ekg may help
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Does Atrial Fibrillation Cause Behavioural Changes?

Brief Answer: suggest testing her electrolytes, and thyroid prof Detailed Answer: Hi there I am Dr Mittal, MD And I am going to try to help you with the query First what exactly do you mean by "goofy"? Could you give us an example? I would suggest testing her electrolytes, and thyroid profile. Their abnormailty can cause the issues of altered behavior. Checking sugars will be a good idea too. Best of luck Dr Mittal