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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have her checked for a uti. They’re common in this age group, asymptomatic, but can cause personality changes when left untreated. [/quote]

I was just going to say the same thing. For us it was even more pronounced though.

I had a conversation with my father in the morning. All was normal. Politics, a computer bug, his schedule. He was going to call back in the evening, but he didn't.

I called him at 10pm and he was totally off. Saying he had a meeting with his long-dead brother, asking how my job was at XYZ (where I left 20 years ago). Unable to answer "who is the president right now?" I called emergency services in his town and they sent an ambulance. He got to the hospital and it was a combination of a UTI and some dehydration (dad mowed the lawn in the heat, went inside to sleep and in the warmer weather napped longer than normal).

This was an extremely pronounced thing, like one day, so we were able to jump on it, but I thought I should mention that delirium is a common symptom of a UTI in older people.

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Yes, but as you said, it comes on very quickly. When an older person gradually loses it, it's dementia.[/quote]

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