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[quote=Anonymous]Fyi, thar delusions can be caused by things other than dementia. My elderly relatives with dementia never had any real introcate delusions—they were just out of it (which sometimes leads to some paranoia because its scary not to know whats going on). But I had one relative that had the “infected with bugs” delusion and it turned out to be an OCD like mental health issue that was treated well with a psychiatric medication. (And they also checked her for eye issues which can make it look like things are crawling.). Another elderly relative had a really weird delusion about children marching through the house in a parade or protest, and it turned out that it was a long-standing medication for thyroid issues that needed to be adjusted because her metabolism had changed suddenly as she aged. Things like vitamin B deficiencies that are common in the elderly can also lead to delusions. [/quote]
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