![]() My mom is 78 and she took many falls, and still does, backwards and hits the back of her head. I know this is an old post, but I am at a loss as to what to do and hoping maybe you can give me some insight. These should only be prescribed by a practioner who has experience in evaluating and treating. If these symptoms worsen and he became a danger to himself or others, medications can be considered. Group therapy would give him a social outlet and can improve insight by seeing others go through similar challeges. ![]() Couseling can be useful in improving mood. Neurolpsychologists will evaluation his mood, insight, and judgment to establish if these are true hallucinations or a way of entertaining himself. Neuropsychologic and group treatments can be helpful. If no medical or social issue is found and these problems are not bothering him or putting him at risk, I would be cautious about using any psychiatrically active medication. Loneliness and social isolation can also be contributing factors and should be considered as well. Evaluation should also be done to ensure these symptoms are not related to seizures. Stimulant medications such as Ritalin, Adderall, and Amantadine all have this potential side effect. Some medications can increase confusion or cause hallucination or delusions. So the healthcare professional should take a close look at all of your brother’s medications. If these problem are new for your brother, a careful medical evaluation by a physician who has experience in treating patients with TBI is warranted. The risk for new onset of psychiatric illness after a brain injury goes on for a long time and can be seen with any severity of traumatic brain injury. American Academy of Opthalmology.Psychiatric issues, including hallucinations and delusions, are certainly more common after traumatic brain injury. Visual hallucinations surprisingly common in age-related macular degeneration. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for auditory hallucinations treatment in refractory schizophrenic patients. Oyamada Otani VH, Shiozawa P, Cordeiro Q, Ryoiti Uchida R. FDA approves first drug to treat hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson’s disease. Hallucinations experienced by visually impaired: Charles Bonnet Syndrome. Psychological therapies for auditory hallucinations (voices): Current status and key directions for future research. Psychopathological and demographic characteristics of hallucinating patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: an analysis based on AMDP data. Vestibular migraine with visual aura and olfactory hallucination in children: Two case reports. Olfactory hallucinations in a population-based sample. Drug-induced tactile hallucinations beyond recreational drugs. Forehead tactile hallucination is augmented by the perceived risk and accompanies increase of forehead tactile sensitivity. Drug-induced hallucination: A case/non case study in the French Pharmacovigilance Database. Taam MA, de Boissieu P, Taam RA, Breton A, Trenque T. On visual hallucinations and cortical networks: a trans-diagnostic review. From hallucinations to synaesthesia: A circular inference account of unimodal and multimodal erroneous percepts in clinical and drug-induced psychosis. Leptourgos P, Bouttier V, Denève S, Jardri R. Auditory hallucinations, not necessarily a hallmark of psychotic disorder. Waters F, Blom JD, Jardri R, Hugdahl K, Sommer IEC. Auditory cortex characteristics in schizophrenia: Associations with auditory hallucinations. Mørch-Johnsen L, Nesvåg R, Jørgensen KN, et al.
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