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What Causes Intermittent Fever,UTI And Dementia In An Elderly Person?

My mother is 92---recently entered a home----is not eating-lost 9/10 lbs in a month, and is running a fever-on and off for about 2 wks. She is prone to UTI s---doctor thought it was one-------Culture was negative----this time. She has dementia also.........and that s not getting any better. She can t hear and they keep putting her hearing aids in the wrong ear!! Please help.
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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Hello,

Fever which is on and off may be due to any of the following conditions like:
1) Upper respiratory tract infection
2) Tonsillitis
3) Influenza
4) Pneumonia
5) Tuberculosis
6) Stomach flu
7) Urinary tract infections
8) Food poisoning
9) Sinusitis

Many other causes are there but the above mentioned are most frequent ones. A course of antibiotics like amoxicillin clavulanate 500mg for 5 days would help. Coming to dementia, the following drugs are effective:
1) Donepezil (also known as Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon) and galantamine (Reminyl)
2) Memantine is also helpful.

You need prescription for the above drugs. So you can consult a neuro-physician for detailed clinical examination and treatment.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Pallavi M., Anesthesiologist
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What Causes Intermittent Fever,UTI And Dementia In An Elderly Person?

Hello, Fever which is on and off may be due to any of the following conditions like: 1) Upper respiratory tract infection 2) Tonsillitis 3) Influenza 4) Pneumonia 5) Tuberculosis 6) Stomach flu 7) Urinary tract infections 8) Food poisoning 9) Sinusitis Many other causes are there but the above mentioned are most frequent ones. A course of antibiotics like amoxicillin clavulanate 500mg for 5 days would help. Coming to dementia, the following drugs are effective: 1) Donepezil (also known as Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon) and galantamine (Reminyl) 2) Memantine is also helpful. You need prescription for the above drugs. So you can consult a neuro-physician for detailed clinical examination and treatment. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Pallavi M., Anesthesiologist