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My Father Stopped Recognizing My Family Members Suddenly And Claimed That We Were Ghosts Who Had Come To Kill Him. How To Cure This?

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My father does not recognize the family members. Please aid.

Query: Hi doctor, My father had a blood clot in the brain and left leg artery six months ago. He stopped recognizing the family members and started yelling our names for help. We were closer to him, but he could not realize it and claimed that we were ghosts who had come to kill him and were not his famil...  Read Full »


Dr. Seikhoo Bishnui

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. The sudden onset of suspiciousness and inability to recognize family members can be due to depression with psychosis at this age. It can also occur due to some organic cause like infarction or interruption of blood supply to parts of the br...  Read Full »

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