This man presented acutely ill, barely able to communicate. He was irritable and "lazy", but not depressed. With Paill Spectrum treatment, he started to work again and to talk freely. These people look they are developing amnesia. Family members easily notice behaviour change with illness and with treatment.
Often sadly misinterpreted as depression
1st September, 2003 Back to top
Presented acutely ill, in the company of his wife
There is a 4 day history of : irritability, personality change: he has been staring and not answering.
He is aggressive to family members which is totally out of character
He complains of headache
Yesterday, he had trouble keeping awake
He is not understanding any conversations around him
He has had some trouble reading : words are jumbled
He apparently could not hear or seemed to act like he was not hearing things said around him.
The wife was worried enough about him to take him to hospital, but they gave up after a 5 hour wait.
They went to another Medical centre. Here he had a CT scan of his head. This was reported to me by the patient and his wife as being normal.
A similar event happened about three years ago. It faded over a few days.
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He sleeps 8.30pm – 6.30am for the last 1-2 months
At work has been feeling a bit sluggish
Slight depression
On examination:
Eyes red
He has a moderately red and infected throat with some evidence of bacterial infection.
Ears : impression of bilateral of acute middle ear problems (Eustachian tube insufficiency), with scarred and slightly red tympanic membranes.
Treatment:
Chloramphenicol (antibiotic) eye drops
XXXXX Oral (Antibiotic) daily
The initial treatments of Paill Spectrum are specified on the treatments page, but if used in children with the same clinical presentations, need to be modified for use by children in terms of both: doses of medications as well as types of medications.
5th September, 2003 Back to top
Has finally started to get a bit better in the last day
Still a bit confused, irritability faded
Headache Gone
CT reviewed : seems fairly normal : maybe some deep changes but cannot be sure: report says all OK
On Examination:
Discussed with Wife approximately two week later: after new treatment.
He is very well
Mood and irritability back to normal. He is no longer aggressive.
Starting to do things around the house
Has returned to work at last under his own steam
Not sleeping so much
Looking and acting much better
He is speaking and communicating quite well.
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I have other symptoms: Can I check for these? :Go to Symptoms Diagnosis Page
What Does Paill Spectrum look like?
CD Book Information
Answers to case questions will appear on our CD Book:
"Closing the Circle - The PaillSpectrum Story", *:-] planned for release in Early 2008.
It describes a range of medical conditions that in their own right may cause symptoms of chronic fatigue.
Accessing Information
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